Steinbeck also states how more than just Lennie and George have this dream to get a little piece of land. For instance, in the book Candy listens into George and Lennie's conversation about the house on the land and says “ I ain’t much good with on’y one hand. I lost my hand right here on this ranch. That’s why they give me a job swampin’. An’ they give me two hundred an’ fifty dollars ‘cause I los’ my hand.
In John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck displays the importance of hope throughout the story, and how hope makes life worth living. In of Mice and Men, George tells Lennie his story about how “Someday—we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs” (Steinbeck 14). This story seems to comfort Lennie whenever he is stressed or worried. Lennie's knows this story by heart, but he always has George tell it because “it ain’t the same if [Lennie] tells it” (Steinbeck 14). George and Lennie’s dream, in their mind, isn’t coming anytime soon, until Candy overhears them talking about it.
Of Mice and Men Dreams help motivate people to keep moving forward with a goal in their life. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George and Lennie travel together as migrant workers through California looking for a job. Their dream is to own their own ranch after finding a job that pays well. But impossible from the challenges that they gain along the way. The dreams in the novel affects the characters lives on how they feel towards one another, and themselves.
One of the many themes in Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck is the ‘unrealized dream” and how it is significant. Lennie’s dream is to be able to take care of rabbits at his ranch. George and Candy have a dream of owning a ranch with Lennie and working for themselves. Curley’s wife's dream is to be a famous actress. Lennie’s dream is to have rabbits of his own.
The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is an allegory for the failed American Dream. A story about human dreams and aspirations of living the American dream. The characters of George, Curly’s Wife, and Lennie all dream of a greater life, but lose those dreams throughout the novel. George is a small man with strong hands and a thin, bony nose. George's dream is to own a farm with Lennie which would enable them to sustain themselves and offer them protection from the world and fulfill the American dream.
Though there are many plans that are made, many of them do not play out the way that they are supposed to. These plans often have the people that made them develop grief and suffering because of them. There many plans that are made in the book Of Mice and Men. One of the biggest plans if for Lennie and George to buy a house and for Lennie to tend the rabbits. Though there are many plans that are laid out, some of them do not go like they are supposed to and those that do lay the plan often times end up on the wrong end of the idea.
Despair Among People During the Great Depression People who face great odds will hang on to hope, however, many will lose it to the cruel reality they live in. This is the story told in the novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck. In this novel, Lennie and George are traveling bindle stiffs who experience the losses that come with the Great Depression, and the hope of others that is dashed by the death of one person. This theme of hope and loss is shown through Curley's wife, Candy, and George.
In the excerpt, Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck, the theme is motivation and inspiration in a friendship can lead to one’s success and is conveyed between the the dialogue shared amongst George and Lennie. For example, Steinbeck describes how George tells Lennie how he can reach his goal of tending to the rabbits. George’s condition in order for Lennie to be able to care for the rabbits is that Lennie remembers not to say anything to their boss if he asks questions, motivating Lennie towards his ultimate goal. This piece from the text illustrates the theme through the conversations shared amidst the two characters and how George drives Lennie to what he wants in life. Another way the theme is demonstrated is when Steinbeck writes,
Since the establishment of America, its citizens have longed for success. Individuals around the country have perpetually focused on the promise of high achievement, often called “the American Dream.” This highly-sought vision for American life serves as the motivating factor for many American interests such as financial stability or profitable business. However, the impulsive ambition of some individuals elicits significant difficulties on their path to prosperity. The overconfident and impetuous nature of those seeking the American dream not only reduces their chances of success, but also brings a greater degree of hardship.
All people have goals, but some have no chance of achieving them. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, Candy, Crooks and Lennie all live on the same farm, but are faced with different circumstances holding them back from achieving what they desire. Through the characters of Candy, Crooks, and Lennie, Steinbeck shows that issues outside the control of an individual often limit the achievement of an individual’s dream. Throughout the novel, Lennie is faced with obstacles that are in the way of him attaining his ultimate goal.
Representing Lennie’s dreams is the quote, “It ain’t no lie. We’re gonna do it. Gonna get a little place an’live on the fatta the lan!” , and in contrast, the quote explaining his reality states, “ George, I done another bad thing..”. The first quote indicates the dream that Lennie desires while the reality quote, explains that Lennie’s trait of doing ‘bad things’ is the main factor that causes the impossibility of the dream. “ Someday - we’re gonna have a little house together and a couple of acres.”
Why live in reality when there are dreams? George and Lennie’s dreams are to get a place on their own and live in it peacefully, and tend rabbits, but unfortunately, George killed Lennie due to some conflicts led by Lennie rather than letting his friends kill him. He did it out of love. John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men bespeaks the idea that dreams are important for a bright future, visualized by each character differently, and ultimately affects the future of each character.
Dreams can be very persuasive and uplifting as well as discouraging, in the right moments. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck introduces the readers to a story of dreams and how those dreams can affect you and others. Steinbeck explains through his novel how dreams can give reasons for people to succeed in life, how they can draw others in and encourage others or how dreams can stray away from reality and how the dreamer can get lost in their own fantasies and never accomplish their dreams at all. Dreams have the power to change lives by giving hope.
Their dream helps keep Lennie out of trouble, gives George hope and stability, it also gives them both the gift of companionship and friendship, though the dream ends up affecting both men very differently. For
Everyone aspires to achieve the American Dream: an opportunity to be successful by working hard. Throughout the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the American Dream brings hope for a better life for those who hold onto it. George Milton and Lennie Smalls, traveling ranch workers called bindle stiffs, dream of owning their own piece of land where they create the rules. They are not the only characters with hopes and dreams. But Steinbeck shows the American Dream is, in fact, sometimes just a dream through the hopes and actions of Lennie, Candy, and Curley’s wife.
