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How Does Steinbeck Use Fates In Of Mice And Men

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In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses the dreams and fates of Lennie, Crook, and Curley’s Wife, in order to illustrate that the American dream is not possible for all social classes. When talking to Lennie, Crooks says “I ain’t wanted in the bunk house, and you ain’t wanted in my room.” P.65. This is the dream that Crooks wants. He wants to be equal to everyone and have the same chances as everyone else. When he says “You ain’t wanted in my room.” He is shunning the people who try to care about him by repeating what Curley and his wife do to him. Steinbeck used this quote because this shows the struggle of the lower social classes, this also shows how hard it is to thrive when you are constantly oppressed. Additionally, When Crooks is talking to Lennie, he says, “Cause I’m Black. They play the cards there, but I can't play because I'm black. They say I stink. Well. I tell you, all of you stink to me.” p.65. This shows Crooks's fate. As I showed in the paragraph before, I …show more content…

And when it rains in the winter, We’ll just say the hell with goin’ to work, and we’ll build up a fire in the stove and set around it.” P.14. This quote uses the metaphor of a little farm and a vegetable patch to represent the American Dream of owning one's own property and being able to provide for themselves. However, the metaphor also says that the dream is limited and not possible for everyone, because the amount of land they would have is not enough to sustain them without having to work hard, and the dream itself may be nothing more than an illusion in their mind. The author uses this metaphor because the American Dream is all about coming to America and doing everything you always wanted to do without any bad things happening. But this is all just a dream. All in all, Steinbeck uses metaphors and slang to show the American Dream is not for

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