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Comparing The Dream In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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“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” (Steinbeck 41). George and Lennie travel together, have a dream of having their own house, land to grow their own crops, and then they end up working on a farm. They meet new people such as Candy, Crooks, Slim, Curley, and etc. Then, Lennie had killed Curley’s wife and gets hunted down by Curley and more people. George finds Lennie and shoots him in the head to end all of Lennie’s mistakes, and focuses on himself. In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men George influences others through his dream such as Lennie, Candy, and himself. Throughout the story George and Lennie speak about having their own house, land, and …show more content…

Lennie tells George that he wouldn’t touch the ketchup and leave it all for him which shows that Lennie is caring and unselfish. “Now look-I’ll give him the work tickets, but you ain’t gonna say a word. You jus’ stand there and don’t say nothing. If he finds out what a crazy bastard you are, we won’t get no job, but if he sees ya work before he hears ya talk, we’re set. Ya got that” (Steinbeck 6)? Lennie listens to George, so that they are able to get a job and fulfill their dream. “George says I ain’t to have nothing to do with you-- talk to you or nothing” (Steinbeck 86). “Says I can’t tend no rabbits if I talk to you or anything”(Steinbeck 86).“No, sir. I ain’t gonna talk to you or nothing “(Steinbeck 86). “If George sees me talkin’ to you he’ll give me hell,” Lennie said cautiously. “He tol’ me so” (Steinbeck 87). Lennie listens to George by trying to not talk at all to Curley’s wife and tries to ignore and avoid her, so he doesn’t get in trouble of losing their job and he’s able to tend the rabbits. To conclude, Lennie is influenced because he listens to George by remembering that if he doesn’t do his job or listen to him he won’t be able to tend the rabbits,they could lose their job, and won’t have their own land. George’s dream to have his own land, house, and grow crops with Lennie has influenced Candy. Since the death of his dog, he has been lonely and depressed, he would do almost anything to be a part of their dream. "S'pose I went in with you …show more content…

George half-closed his eyes. "I gotta think about that. We was always gonna do it by ourselves." Candy interrupted him, "I'd make a will an' leave my share to you guys in case I kick off, 'cause I ain't got no relatives nor nothing. You guys got any money? Maybe we could do her right now" (Steinbeck 89). Candy is willing to almost anything to help out and work with George and Lennie to be a part of their dream. “Candy spoke his greatest fear, You an’ me can get that little place, can’t we George” (Steinbeck 94). Candy becomes influenced and inspired the fact that they have their own dream to have their own land and grow their own crops to live on and Candy wants to be a part of George and Lennie’s dream. In conclusion, Candy would do almost anything to be a part of George’s dream by offering money and do any chores on the land. It is clear that Candy doesn’t want to be alone anymore since the death of his dog. George’s dream and actions influences his own self by making him do the right things to be able to live and accomplish his dream. “We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. We don’t have to sit in no bar room blowin’ in our jack jus’ because we got no place else to go.” (Steinback 14).

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