In the novel Of Mice and Men, many characters seem to contain a dream, and not just any dream, but the American Dream; in fact, George Milton appears to have had the biggest dream as every day he goes all out to work toward his main goal: having possession of a piece of land. Ever since George has been searching for a job, his main goal has always been to own a piece of land with his best friend Lennie Small; furthermore, he mentions that “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” which describes George’s future dream for himself and his best friend. George’s American dream is vastly significant in his life as he’s been working from dawn till dusk daily trying to get enough money to go and achieve the one thing he has always dreamed about; however, his dream may not be as easy to attain as it sounds due to many problems and issues that occur at the ranch between his friend Lennie, his boss, and other workers that cause difficulties continuously. …show more content…
As Crooks and Candy found out about George’s dream, they both felt like they could join them and all pitch in into buying their own land; however, their future fantasy couldn’t happen as soon as they might’ve wanted to as “Crooks asked, ‘You say you got the money?’ ‘Damn right. We got most of