Essay On Dreams In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Ever since humanity has come into existence, the world has allowed dreams to blossom into beautiful flowers or be rejected and die like a fly swatted in a household. Each dream may end in a success or a tragedy, but it is up to the discretion of the cruel, but rewarding world humans inhabit. In the novel of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, a myriad of characters all have dreams that they passionately want to fulfill. Curley’s wife, who remains unnamed in the book, has a dream of becoming Hollywood’s biggest star. Crooks, the black stable-hand only dreams of being able to have friends and be seen as an equal to others. Lennie and George are a pair of migrant workers who want to live the American dream and have their own ranch. Each of these characters’ dreams were all torn down by the world, illustrated by Steinbeck as a cruel place where dreams cannot come true, no matter how passionate a person may be.

Dreams in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck A dream can be described as an ambition or the aspiration to reach a goal in life. In the novel "Of Mice and Men" John Steinbeck creates characters to have an optimistic dream. These dreams are ones which they would all like to make a reality. They all have a longing and desire to fulfil their dreams.

with George where he can take care of rabbits. One night, before arriving at the ranch, Lennie and George camp by the Salinas River and talk about their hopes for the future. Lennie says to George, “Tell about what we’re gonna have in the garden and about the rabbits,” (14). Later in the story, Lennie is in the barn with Sometimes dreams don’t come true

His mental disability had caused the dream they had created to be ruined. Curley, the man on the ranch who picks on Lennie, currently has a wife that is very isolated and lonely and loves to talk to Lennie since he is a very warm and soft loving man until she had told Lennie to feel her hair. Lennie wouldn't let go and Curley's wife was struggling to get out of Lennie's grasp. "And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck" (Steinbeck 91). This quotation explains how Lennie had ruined the dream because he had killed a woman and would be expelled from working on the ranch, leading to not making any money towards their life dream. Since George knew the dream was over, and that it wouldn't happen, he had to find Lennie. Since Curley had picked on him and had made fun of him, Curley was already after Lennie to kill. George knew this was all happening and knew he had to find Lennie before them to tell him the dream one more time before he was going to die. George had found Lennie on the creek side in the forest and told him about their dream one more time. Then George had Lennie at gunpoint. "His hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger” (Steinbeck 106). This quote from Of Mice and Men explains to the reader that Lennie had ruined their dreams once and for all since he had done terrible things to halt the dream. George had to put Lennie out of his misery since he was already going to be killed. George wanted to share their dream together one more

One Positive thing about George and Lennie’s situation is nobody else has anybody to be with during this time period. By them having each other it prevents loneliness and that help tremendously when you are constantly traveling. When things get hard it is nice to have somebody there you can talk to. That’s what Lennie has with George and

The narrator says “And George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the mussel of it close to the back of Lennie’s head. The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger. The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again.” This quote shows that due to Lennie killing things George had to kill Lennie.

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,

Lennie's dream was to live on a farm with George and attend his rabbits. Although, Steinbeck wrote how rabbits secretly equals freedom, so when George killed Lennie, he was trying to help him get his freedom from everything that happened during the Great Depression. On page 81 it says, “Now I won’t get to tend the rabbits.” Lennie says this when he gets into trouble because Lennie wants George to let him take care of the rabbits on the farm they want to own.

A Dream can be defined in as an ideal. The American dream is to be

They dream of living on their own on a farm. Lennie says, “An' live off the fatta the lan', an' have rabbits. Go on, George! 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, and how thick the cream is on the milk like you can hardly cut it. Tell about that George” (Steinbeck, 1937, 14). Lennie’s dream is to tend the rabbits while George tends the rest of the farm, but they do not have the money yet to go buy a place to live. They need to go make some money first, so they find a job at a small farm. The ranch agrees to take the two in only because of Lennie’s huge build. George needs to keep Lennie in line though, so they can quickly earn the money they need, and then leave the ranch. George is afraid that Lennie will mess up their opportunity at the farm because Lennie cannot control his strength or actions. A few days later the dream ends, and George loses all hope. Lennie accidentally kills Curley’s wife, and Curley wants revenge. George knows that there is no chance that Lennie will make it alive, and he knows his dream is over. George has to make a decision of either killing Lennie painlessly himself, or letting Curley do it however he wants. George makes a tough decision, and decides to kill Lennie himself. Steinbeck says, “And George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought back the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie’s head.

To become successful you must overcome to obstacles, and continue to work hard even when giving up seems to be an easier solution. Lennie and George are two migrant workers who dream of owning a ranch some day. They are now going to go work at a new ranch in Soledad,California. Escaping from the weed, thanks to Lennie’s childlike behavior for soft items. Hoping this time George and Lennie will get enough money to buy a ranch. John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men effectively uses the literary devices of conflict,foreshadowing and symbolism in an attempt to reveal how some dreams that will not come true,no matter how much hard work and effort is put into it and is easier if you just give up.

Have you ever had a dream from as little as hoping the sun will come out tomorrow, to as large as having the world be yours to conquer? If so, you know what it is like to have hope for the future. To strive for something better. In the story Of Mice and Men almost each and every character had a dream. For example a dream to many of the characters was to have a better more enticing life.

The ending results of having aspirations and imagination are either happiness and success or failure and frustration. John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men sets in Salinas, California during the 1930s and centers around two men, George, the leader and Lennie, the follower with a mental disability. George and Lennie are on a mission to accomplish their dream which is to own a ranch. When pursuing their dream, they encounter conflicts along the way. The theme of one of the presented topics is hopes and dreams because, hopes and dreams can be in a cycle if the same action occurs again, there is a positive outlook, and a negative outlook.

“She screamed then, and Lennie’s other hand closed over her mouth and nose”. Lennie said “Oh! Please don’t do that!” George’ll be mad… George gonna say I done a bad thing. He ain’t gonna let me tend no rabbits… You gonna get me in trouble jus’ like George says you will.” “And she continued to struggle, and her eyes were wild with terror. He shook her then, and he was angry with her… he shook her; and her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck.”(Chapter 5, page 103). Lennie killed Curley’s wife, because he didn’t want her to stand in the way of his dreams. Due to the fact that his dream blinded him, he couldn’t differentiate between what’s right or wrong. He chose his actions carelessly. Achieving his dream was his priority, so much so that he sacrificed a human being for nothing to stand in his way. Not only did dreams have a key role in the novel, dreams also played an important role in the characters’ lives.

“ There wouldn’t be no more runnin’ round the country and getting fed by a Jap cook. No, sir, we’d have our own place where we belonged and not sleep in no bunkhouse” (Steinbeck 57). This quote from Of Mice and Men, is Lennie and George talking about their dreams. They’re both hoping to accomplish this by working hard everyday. Despite, everything that is happening in the Great Depression, everyone had their own hopes and dreams. Many hoped/prayed that their fantasy life in their head, would come true. I believe that the story, Of Mice and Men, By John Steinbeck, shows the significance of entertainment. It’s like a movie playing where each scene is how the reader imagines it. This will grab your attention, even when you don’t even think that it’s doing so.Therefore, I believe High School students should read Of Mice and Men.