Throughout our lives, we have been planted with a saying that nothing is impossible and we are often told to dream big. On the contrary, what we are really supposed to do is dream big and realistically, as dreaming big alone may not lead our dreams to come true. John Steinback raises this phenomenon in his Great Depression era novel. Set in the 1930s, Of Mice and Men is a tale about two men, George and Lennie who are work immigrants in California. They flee from one ranch to another, trying to make their dream of having a farm of their own come true yet have it shattered in the end. In the novel, Steinback illustrates several characters who dream of another life beyond their current ones only to have them stay as a dream until the end.
The dream of owning a farm to himself with his friend Lennie, who particularly gets to tend the rabbits is what makes George live through every day. The dream is illustrated as:
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
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Old Candy overhears George and Lennie’s conversation about their dreamland farm and asks to join them. George finally lets Candy join in on their dream of living off the fatta land after Candy offers to contribute his savings. Now also becoming Candy’s dream, Candy is deeply disappointed when he learns that the dream will forever be a dream after Lennie killed Curley’s wife. Unable to accept the reality, Candy expresses his disappointment by blaming Curley’s wife. He lets out his anger as he says, ““you God damn tramp”…“You done it, di’n’t you? I s’pose you’re glad. Ever’body knowed you’d mess things up. … “I could of hoed in the garden and washed dishes for them guys.” (47). On the other hand, Candy is not the only character that has to painfully deal with the failure of attaining their
John Steinback’s Of Mice and Men is a book that describes the chase of the American Dream. Although achieving the American Dream is a great desire for all, seldom does it actually come true. George and Lennie, the two main characters in the book, have a goal of pursuing their version of the American Dream, as do many other characters. However, due to relationships and other conflicts, that dream is not achieved.
Candy is a worker at the Ranch, he is very old and lost his hand in an accident working at the Ranch which lead to him becoming the cleaner. Candy overheards George and Lennie discussing their dream and joins them, as he can help cover the dream financially “I ain‘t much good, but I could cook and tend the chickens and hoe the garden“ Candy‘s dream is not to do as much with property but more to do with friendship and to have an easy life with minimal work.Candy found companionship with his dog on the ranch, Candy’s dog used to herd sheep on the ranch however it was now very old. Candy’s fellow workers on the ranch persuaded him to shoot the dog as he was no use on the ranch, ‘The old man squirmed uncomfortably “Well-Hell! I had him so long.
Do you still remember why does Lennie wants George to talk about the farm the first time? George first introduce that fine-nice farm to us was mainly because Lennie's really want George to quote “Tell about what we're gonna have in the garden and about the rabbits in the cages and about the rain in the winter and the stove” unquote. For George and other workers like the old Candy, as I mentioned, the farm mainly symbolized as a chance of freedom, but for Lennie, since he is not smart enough, it is just as simple as the soft things that he enjoys feeling over the course of the years. However, as the old saying says “Every coin has two sides.” , behind the symbol of nice and lovely rabbits, we also know that Lennie always hurts whatever he pets.
Have you ever had a dream that you have been really committed to? Has something or someone ever stopped you short of that or any dream of yours? These questions are quite relevant to the main characters in the selections Of Mice and Men and “Only Daughter”. Of Mice and Men is a well-known story by John Steinbeck that tells the tale of two travel companions, George Milton and Lennie Small, as they dream and work hard to gain a small piece of land for themselves during The Great Depression, a harsh financial time. “Only Daughter” is an autobiographical essay by Sandra Cisneros about her struggles on trying to bond with her father while being impeded by her six brothers. The two selections’ main dreams are both corresponding and distinct in various ways. The dreams are also very substantial to the one who holds it. George and Lennie’s dream, in Of Mice and Men, influenced their lifestyle, behavior, and relationship between them. Sandra Cisneros’s dream, from “Only Daughter”, had an impact on the topic of her writing, her writing style, and her relationship with her father, who she has been trying to gain the approval for her writing career for many years.
Their dream also sets George apart from the others because it means he and Lennie have a future and something to anticipate. Unlike Lennie, George does not see their dream in terms of rabbits; instead, he sees it in a practical way. Their farm will be one where they can be independent and safe and where he will not have to worry about keeping track of Lennie 's mistakes. They can be secure and in charge of their own lives. However, Lennie is the one who adds the enthusiasm because George never really believed they could swing this farm of their own. He mostly uses the story to give Lennie something to believe in for their future. Only when Candy offers
Have you ever dreamed of becoming someone important or doing something exciting and memorable? Would you give up or refuse to let go of your dream until you achieve it? Has that obsessive under-minded your success? Many people have dreams that they want to accomplish, but there are obstacles individuals have to cross over in order to achieve their goals, such as facing reality. In the book of Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, the story is a tale of two drifters working from farm to farm, trying to make a living, and save some money to have their own place someday, which is their dream during the Great Depression. The characters face the hardships
George is the second main character and one of the protagonist after Lennie in Of Mice and Men. When Lennie gets into trouble, He always helps him find a solution or get away, though Lennie’s size combined with his mental handicap caused problems frequently. He is also a planner, telling Lennie where he should go if there is trouble on the ranch. To make the dream which is owing a ten-acre farm becomes a reality, He’s competent to work hard. Unlike the other ranch hands that squander their money on women and drink, George refuses to spend a dime in vain, saving everything to make the dream happen. He wants to buy the farm so that he and Lennie can live there, free from problems and constraints
Of Mice and Men by John Steinback is about two guys in the 1930's that are trying, through hard work, to accomplish their dreams. It addresses the American Dream and how it can not be achieved. John Steinback believes that the American Dream is pretty near impossible, whether it be stopped by things out of your control, people's actions, or your own consequences, even the best of people can't accomplish what they wish for.
This farm was mentioned several times in the book. “This thing they had never really believed in was coming true.” (Steinbeck, 66) This dream that George kept telling Lennie was what it was, a dream. This is what kept George and Lennie working and together, the hope that one day they could actually get the house and animals they desired.
The most important dream in this novel is that of the two main characters Lennie and George. They
Everyone dreams, in times of happiness or despair. Of Mice And Men, a novella by American author John Steinbeck, takes place during the Great Depression in California, where our two main characters, George Milton, and Lennie Smalls are migrant workers on the move because of their recent eviction out of weed. Dreams are outlines of our goals and what we want to achieve, it is what we strive to do or be. As a migrant worker, you don’t have a permanent home or place to work.
George cares for Lennie, and puts up with Lennie’s shenanigans. George’s dreams of one day owning his own farm, he want to escape the typical life of ranch workers, and not have to respond to a boss. George has had to make many sacrifices for Lennie, George just wants to settle down and not to have to be running with Lennie because Lennie is constantly getting himself in trouble. In the end, George has to shoot Lennie because Lennie accidentally killed Curley’s wife, and Curley would most likely torture Lennie to death if he got his hands on Lennie. Georges dream ends when he has to kill Lennie.
When we try to chase our dreams, we end up in our own diminutive lonely world. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, has taught readers that the American dream can only ever be accomplished through hard work and determination. More times than others, we are distracted by the dream itself, and don’t chase the reality, which can then lead to high expectations, and without hard determination, that can then failure. In the end, we have been lonely for so long, chasing a dream, that when reality hits us, we become isolated and lonely. For George and Lennie, they have each other, until the American dream seemed too hard to chase.
A Dream can be defined in as an ideal. The American dream is to be
George and Lennie's dream of owning land is unattainable, due to Lennie's lack of understanding of his own strength. This is proven when George finds out that Lennie has killed Curley's wife by snapping her neck accidentally,"-I think I knowed from the very first. I think I knowed we'd never do her. He us like to hear about it so much I got to thinking maybe we would" (107). This portrays George thinking and contemplating about his dream and making the conclusion that he will never own a piece of land. Lennie's careless actions causes george to shoot Lennie ultimately destroying their dream.Candy doesn't want to be lonely his whole life, so when he hears about the plan that George and Lennie are going to try to do he gets excited. But, the plans are ultimately destroyed by George shooting Lennie.. Candy believed that he was so close to getting the ‘American Dream’. However, all hope was lost after George killed Lennie. This is evident when candy asks George "Then-it's all off?" Candy asked sulkily. George didn't answer his ... question. George said, "I'll work my month an' I'll take my fifty bucks and' I'll stay all night in some lousy cat house. Or I'll