The American Dream In Of Mice And Men By John Steinbeck

In the novella Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck makes an underlying innuendo of an unachievable , often hoped for “American dream”. In today’s society we are constantly chasing the next big thing. Our society is always yearning for something more. Of Mice and Men teaches us that constantly wanting more and never being satisfied will lead to unhappiness and chaos in the future. Steinbeck includes the ideals of wealthiness, hard work, and the American dream to often throw in a type of “hard working mentality” that shows how America is positive in many ways. However, the American dream is ultimately unachievable. George and Lennie both work hard in the novella to gain earnings so they can hopefully live in their little house on the prairie, with

In either situation, no one is happy and no one gets the thing they were chasing after. In the novella Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck we are introduced to two characters: Lennie and George. George took Lennie under his wing when Lennie’s Aunt Clara died. However, George is not the most educated and he is always doing whatever he can to get money for him and Lennie to merely survive; while skipping from farm to farm never under good working conditions. Crooks, the stableman, touches on this subject by showing us how in his time here, he’s seen many men come here for their dream that they ultimately never get. “They come, an’ they quit an’ go on; an’ every damn one of ‘em’s got a little piece of land in his head” Crooks says (Steinbeck 74). Steinbeck’s text means much more than some “good ole’ boys working on the farm”. Steinbeck’s allegorical warning of what can happen if we don’t change our selfish needs, is still important in today's society. Selfishness has taken over our world and it needs to

In an article written by Duncan Reith (Futile Dreams). Reith explains the difference between Lennie and George’s dream land and the current unsatisfactory working environment placed upon them. Reith states “The only escape from this bleak predicament is to a land of dreams.” This “land of dreams” however is never reached. In the end, Reith truly just wants us to know that the imaginary land of happiness and our real life society can never be reached or bridged. The way our society has been run with a toxic “gimme” mindset has caused many problems in both the life of the working class and the wealthy. The American dream is unachievable due to our own mistakes. Now, it is our job to change our mindset and our way of living to fix the problem at hand. It’s our job to use these resources as a tell-tale lesson of an unhappy unjust society. It’s our job to address these very real problems still happening