The characters in Of Mice and Men all have original and unique characteristics inside of them, but no matter how different, they all have the same reactions of giving up when thinking about dreams. The main characters George and Lennie, recently unemployed migrant workers, move to a new ranch for work. Thrown into a cruel, misshapen life that doesn’t end well for the majority of characters, George and Lennie find themselves in a dilemma that seems all too familiar. John Steinbeck uses the characters in Of Mice and Men to show that dreams are fragile and they need friends to support them.
Curley’s wife has a dream of becoming a famous actress, but her dream falls apart due to the fact that she has no support or help. She never has reliable friends
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Crooks then feels excited to believe, because George and Lennie actually tried to accomplish the dream together. Normally, when Crooks sees people dreaming, they never have a real plan to go with it; George, Lennie, and Candy do. Crooks was still leery about the idea until Lennie explained how close they were to accomplishing the dream. At first, this seems like the perfect idea, until Curley’s wife ruins the hope of poor Crooks. He now accepts his fate of being lonely and an outcast stuck on this ranch. Once Curley’s wife came into Crooks’ room, all the positive outlook and the dream faded away. She picked out his weakness and forced Crooks to submit to her will. After constantly having everyone put him down because of his race, he no longer believes in himself; his new hope extinguishes easily by her. Also, it barely takes any time for him to back out. On page 83, Crooks said, Talking about the dream only lasts about a day for Crooks; he never lets himself have time to ponder over the best decision for him. This could have been his step in the right direction and a way out of the ranch, but he lets it slip through his