"Of Mice And Men" by John Steinbeck.

It has been said that "...life is a constant struggle between reliving the past and forging the future." This quote means that, in life, people must deal with problems of the past at the same time that they move on in life; the past is an integral part of our future. Basically, we repeat past experiences while trying to strive on. It is a struggle because often times the events repeated are mistakes. This makes …showed first 75 words of 483 total…

…showed last 75 words of 483 total…Lennie cannot forge a future because he cannot get out of the shadow of the past. The one way in which he could move on is if he stops killing things accidentally. Because of his mental problems and past experiences, however, he continues on without changing and this brings his downfall. He cannot determine his own fate; his past determines his fate. This is why Lennie is experiencing "a constant struggle" between past and future.