Sometimes the American Dream doesn’t come true, it’s an idea people hope for. Immigrants from all over the world have gone to the United States of America in hope of a better life for themselves and their children. This dream is fueled by the hope of one day leading a happy and prosperous life in a land that allows far more liberty and opportunities than any other. The American Dream is the idea of an individual overcoming all obstacles and beating all odds to one day be successful. This subject is the predominant theme in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, he explores how the American Dream and the desire of accomplishing it affects all human beings through the characters of Lennie,Candy,and Curley’s wife.
Of mice and men came from the saying “The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray and leave us nothing but pain for what might have been.” This is such a well-chosen name of the novel because it explains the factors leading to George and Lennie’s dream. In the following essay I will explain their dream. I will also show how they plan to fulfill this dream. Also I will clarify what finally happens to their dream.Lennie
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She begins speaking, “in a passion of communication,” to Lennie. This part of the novel demonstrates her humanity and shows the reader she has her own ambitions. We see an ignorant approach and attitude towards her dream,Curly's Wife’s “American dream” is to become a famous actress in Hollywood. "He says he was gonna put me in the movies. Says I was a natural. Soon's he got back to Hollywood he was gonna write to me about it." It is obvious that Curley’s wife is desperately lonely and her dream is to have many friends. Her dream is cannot be fulfilled unless she finds freedom from her controlling husband, Curley. She is dominated by fear and eventually gives up hope in achieving her American