In the book, it is spoken of by Lennie and George that they wish to own their very own ranch, where they can make their own paradise. When you think about it, their motivation in succeeding to get that ranch is a team effort between them both, as they rely on one another to get through life. What they see as their “dream ranch” would include, but not be limited to, their own rabbits, pigs, chickens, cows, and other wonderful things on their ranch. For instance, in chapter 3, George begins to talk about the ranch again, and what they’d be able to have or do on the ranch, as he says “all kin’s a vegetables in the garden, and if we want a little whisky we can sell a few eggs or something, or some milk. We’d just live there.
Despite being itinerant workers during the Great Depression and facing numerous obstacles, George and Lennie never give up on their dream of owning a farm. This is implied in the following quote: "Well, look. Lennie—if you jus’ happen to get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an’ hide in the brush." (Steinbeck, 15) Through this quote, George highlights the importance of
The work ethic that both George and Lennie have is enough for them to eventually achieve their dream of a little farm house with rabbits, but not all of the work they do is on the ranch. George and
In John Steinbeck’s novella,”Of Mice and Men” george gave up on their dreams of owning a ranch because he couldn’t think of owning the ranch without Lennie, because of these three reasons three reasons: George know lennie killed Curley’s Wife; George had known Lennie was on the run--George knew that he had to be the one to kill lennie. In George knowing that Lennie had killed Curley’s Wife George tells Candy about who killed her by saying Candy said,“what done it?” George looked at him coldly. “Ain’t you got any idear”(94).
One of the most significant shifts in Of Mice and Men is that George and Lennie’s dream of owning their own farm from promising to hopeless. Lennie Small is the keeper of the dream of having their own farm and getting to tend rabbits. In his child-like naive, he is convinced that possessing a ranch is in the realm of possibility. He likes to keep asking George to tell him the story about their dream farm and would like to tend his own rabbits for petting. The major problem with Lennie is that he likes petting soft things such as mice and puppy, but they are too weak to withstand his petting so they died very quickly.
In order to be motivated Lennie constantly ask George to explain the ranch and its surrounding areas. After being told multiple times about the ranch, George and Lennie feel hope and believe that they could get the ranch. Dreams can go two ways, a good way, and a bad way. But in the novel George and Lennie’s dream went in a good because it helped them believe they could achieve it.
Anyway, this research will focus only on three aspects - conscience crisis, violence, and fate and destiny. These aspects will be discussed in three separate chapters under the umbrella of the selected novels of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men(1937) , The Grapes of Wrath(1939) , and The Pearl (1947) and Cormac McCarthy ’s Blood Meridian (1985) , No country for old men( 2005) , and The Road (2006) . The investigator has adopted the sociological methodology throughout the thesis. Furthermore , the second chapter - conscience crisis, will be divided into two parts ( man’s inhumanity to man and greed ). “The phrase (Man 's inhumanity to man) is first documented in the Robert Burns poem called Man Was Made to Mourn, Samuel Von Pufendorf also wrote in 1673, More inhumanity has been done by man himself than any other of nature 's causes.”
Steinbeck once again returns to his biological perception of the human. “The attack on us set in motion the most powerful species drive we know - that of survival” (Steinbeck). “By attacking us, they destroyed their greatest ally, our sluggishness, our selfishness, and our disunity” (Steinbeck). Steinbeck alludes self-critically to the American maneuvering and indifference during the first two years of WWII.
Even though there are a lot of plans that are talked about in Of Mice and Men, one of the biggest and most obvious ones is George and Lennie talking about getting their own farm and living there. One of the most important
George and Lennie have had bad history with other people. For example, when they were in Weed, Lennie grabbed a girls dress and spooked her. The girl sent a search party out to lynch Lennie. I feel like Lennie would screw something up and ruin everything if they were to start the dream farm
Both Lennie and George have a similar idea of what they want for their American dream and that is to someday owning a farm. If they achieve this it would offer protection and financial care. Crooks tells them that they won’t be able to achieve their American dream and this ends up being true for them. Lennie explains their dream and says " 'Well, ' said George, 'we 'll have a big vegetable patch and a rabbit hutch and chickens. And when it rains in the winter, we 'll just say the hell with going ' to work, and we 'll build up a fire in the stove and set around it an ' listen to the rain coming ' down on the roof... '"
George also promised Lennie they would get a farm and they would have lots of animals that Lennie could tend. The author states, “O.K. 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 and- “An’ live off the fatta the lan’,” Lennie shouted, An’ have rabbits” (Steinback
Moreover, the men living on the ranch share mutual dreams: To George, this dream of having their own place means independence, security, working for themselves, and, above all, being "somebody." To Lennie, the dream resembles the delicate creatures he pets: It means to him security, the duty of keeping an eye on the rabbits, and a place where he won't need to be scared. To Candy, it means security for seniority and a home where he will fit in. For Crooks, where he
They dream of this because they are tired of living the nomad life, barely earning enough, and not belonging anywhere. They want something more for themselves because they deserve to feel the sense of belonging and living a happy and full life. Lennie and George do not want to tell many people about this dream because they know it is ridiculous, but when Candy discovers their plan, he wants to join. He exchanges a secret with them too. Candy informed them that he has three hundred and fifty dollars saved that he could contribute to the farm, and he would leave a will with his share of the land to both George and Lennie.
The book Of Mice and Men is full of puzzling examples of the human condition, from Lennie and his mental disability to Curley only caring about his social appearance. With characters like these two, the book exploits the human condition that concerns circumstances life has given you. John Steinbeck brings to life what being a laborer in the American depression meant to the men and one woman who had enough personality to stand out. Steinbeck shows the human condition of men while they survive in the American depression.
