American Dream Theme

The American Dream started off as propaganda in order to make the American people of the early twentieth century work harder to build a successful economy. The idea of the American Dream is that every American citizen has an equal opportunity of making money along with owning a large house, some land, and having a family with kids. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck illustrates that the American Dream, no matter how simple is impossible to achieve. As everyone has their own interpretation of the American Dream, Steinbeck uses George and Lennie, Crooks, and Curley’s Wife to demonstrate how the American Dream is impossible to achieve and how important the dream was for people so they could carry on with their lives.

One of the major themes of John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men is that having a dream creates hope, friendship, and determination, enabling one to strive onward in life with a sense of importance. Three major examples show this idea. The first example is Candy’s loss of his dog and his joining George and Lennie 's dream of owning land. A second example is Crook’s memory of his father’s

Dreams give a person hope, and hope makes life worth living. In Of Mice and Men, the author John Steinbeck chooses dreams as one of his central themes. As the reader digs deeper into the story and characters, the theme of dreams expands as the novel goes on. Lennie and George held on to their dream of moving to a farm. Even though George had his doubts, he kept the dream alive for Lennie. Candy, the swamper, is a dreamer too. He wanted to escape his miserable life working on the ranch to go with George and Lennie to their dream farm. Many of the characters in the novel had dreams about their future. Lennie, George, and Candy wanted to move to a farm, and Curley’s wife wanted to be admired. All of these characters were examples of how John Steinbeck

"The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work” (Fabrizio Moreira). For many years, men and women struggled to achieve the idealistic life of living on independent terms. Many characters in Of Mice and Men work in order to pursue and achieve the American Dream that consisted of having their own house and income. Characters in the book may use that dream to help the overcome their life struggles and personal problems. Of Mice and Men tells the story of two friends, George and Lennie, who find themselves on a ranch in pursuit of their dreams. Unfortunately for them, circumstances beyond their control cost Lennie and George their dream and much more. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Steinbeck portrays how dreams create a false sense of hope in order to cover up the realities of life through George, Curley’s wife, and Candy.

An American Dream, what is it? Everyone has dreams,to achieve something great; but do you think you could really even go through with it? The book Of Mice and men by John Steinbeck shows how the American Dream is not attainable he shows that even your most precious dreams for your future can’t be achieved. Throughout the novel Steinbeck does not support the American Dream, as it is shown in a series of events throughout the novel. In the novel it shows that it can’t be achieved in three ways; first Crooks dream comes to an end when Curley’s wife puts him into his place, second Curley’s wife dreams come to an end when she gets killed, and lastly the dream of Lennie and George living on the farm comes to an end when George makes the decision

In Of Mice And Men, the American Dream was also portrayed. George Milton and Lennie Small have a dream to have a farm full of pigs, cows, rabbits, and more. They are going to live on a farm with a nice house and a garden. It is quoted in the book, “An' live off the fatta the lan'," Lennie shouted. "An' have rabbits.” They want something to work hard for and earn. George and Lennie keep their dream alive in the back of their minds at all times. Lennie always said that he would “tend the rabbits”. Both of these men do not enjoy being wandering workers at all. Their dream is to be free and live on their own farm. George and Lennie want to have independence for themselves. They do not want to be controlled and be treated as if they were almost like slaves. Being free is also stated in the American Dream.

The "American Dream" is marked as unattainable in John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men. This is mostly shown in the case of George, Lennie, Candy, Crooks, and Curley's wife. These characters all have admitted to thinking about the "American dream" concept, and the freedom to pursue happiness and their dreams.

Dreams coming true and people living happily ever after is what we see in tv shows and read in books. In reality dreams are very slim to becoming true. Steinbeck uses foreshadowing and conflict to emphasize that “The American Dream” is just a dream. George and Lennie dream about having land with animals and are trying to reach their goal. Many problem come their way to their journey to achieving “The American Dream”.

Steinbeck write about the dream to give trust in a miserable society while the dream may never be achieved , Of Mice and Men advise that with the end goal life should be full and important, it must contain dreams. George and Lennie never achieved their dream, however, the dream holds their wonderful relationship together. The dream gives them live,

The American Dream is the belief that anyone, regardless of race, class, gender, or nationality, can be successful in America if they just work hard enough. The American Dream gave hope to all Americans that they have a chance to be successful despite their backgrounds. Although the American Dream inspired many, several people took a more negative view on it. Both F. Scott Fitzgerald and John Steinbeck criticize the American Dream in their novels: The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men. In these two novels, Gatsby and Lennie both have dreams they so desperately want to achieve. The green light on the end of Daisy’s dock is symbolic of Gatsby’s dream to repeat the past and be reunited with Daisy. On the other hand, Lennie has the dream to buy a patch of land with George where he can tend the rabbits. Although these dreams may seem harmless, Gatsby and Lennie made some big mistakes that led things to take a bad turn. By analyzing both Gatsby’s and Lennie's dreams, it will become obvious how the American Dream ultimately fails them.

One of the major themes in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men is that having a dream spreads hope, friendship, and determination, which helps to strive onward in life. Three major examples inside the novel show this idea. The first example is Candy’s loss of his dog and following George and Lennie’s dream of owning land. A second example is Crook’s memory of his father’s chicken ranch. Anothert example is George's and Lennie’s dream of having their own place. These three examples show the theme that having high aspirations breed hope, friendship, and determination, allowing one to strive onward with a sense of self-worth or importance.

Dreams, everyone has one, they are what keeps you going. Dreams are the light at the end of the tunnel. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck the protagonists were Lennie and George, the antagonist was Lennie’s strength. In the beginning the protagonists were fleeing because of an unfortunate misunderstanding, they found refuge at a farm. The entire story is the span of about three days, with twists and turns on every corner. They were working, earning money, towards a dream. One of which was shared with many farm hands such as them, but each individual had a different interpretation of the American Dream. Crooks, Candy, and Lennie all had their dreams of the ideal life. This ideal life is the theme throughout the entire novel.

Throughout life people use dreams as something to motivate them or to look forward to. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, John uses dreams to show what George and Lennie wish to have. George and Lennie find work in Salinas, California on a ranch as migrant workers. In order to obtain the dream that they have, they must work hard and not let anything come in their way. In the book Of Mice and Men dreams play roles in various characters’ lives as well as affect other people.

A dream, a glimmer of the prosperous, near future, inspires and secures our hopes, ultimately adding meaning to life. Although, realizing such a goal is impossible and cannot be attained, it can permanently shatter a person. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Lennie, an absent minded, kind individual is living for a dream. A dream so simple as a little place that himself and George can call their own. The dream instilled by George, seduces Lennie and blossoms inside his mind.

On the other hand not everyone had the same outlook on the dream at first that Lennie, George, and Candy did. Crook had a different perspective at first than everyone else did. When George and Lennie start talking to Crook about their dream at first he thinks they are nuts. He says this because he has seen hundreds of men have the same dream and never be able to fulfill it. So he thinks that it is just in their head and it is something that many or nobody will be able to succeed at. In the book he states, “ You’ll talk about it hell of a lot, but you won’t get no land .” (Steinbeck 75). This helps represent that some people give up on things that they think are unrealistic due to the time period and seeing that many people have not accomplished