The American Dream has been a great motivator for many. Lennie and George 's version of the American Dream keeps them going while at the same time, it keeps them as friends. The American Dream, many people chased it...but what actually was The American Dream? It is the opportunity to move and live a fuller, richer and better life than the one you were in. The Dream points to every man or woman and guarantees them that if they work hard enough and persist, that the sky is the limit for you and your family. There is many quotes or beliefs about the American Dream, “The essence of the American dream is the understanding that we are here on this earth and in this land for a higher purpose…Anything that stands in the way of the dream, we must fight. Anything that …show more content…
"Lennie said quietly, "It ain 't no lie. We 're gonna do it. Gonna get a little place an ' live on the fatta the lan '.” This is quoted numerous times throughout the book, this is what they want to do with their lives and work towards it. George wants to stop working for everyone else and have his own place where he has a say in how to do things. He would be able to take a day off and go into town more often, have freedom in his life. Lennie just follows George, he wants to tend the rabbits on George 's farm and live of the fatta the lan '. The Dream of having your own farm and tending rabbits all the time can get old. If you dream about it all the time like Lennie and George, you can barely get your work done for that day. Their Dream effected them by giving them happy thoughts when times got bad or when the work day was dragging on. Lennie is the one in this book that gets the most affected by the Dream. Whenever Lennie is frustrated George re tells him about their Dream with the farm and rabbits. Lennie loves rabbits, he desires to tend to them and take care of these