Of Mice And Men The American Dream

The American Dream has always been one of the most prominent ideals in American society. Of Mice and Men was written by Steinbeck in 1937. It focuses on the lives of two men, Lennie and George, as they try to fulfill their own American Dream of owning a small farm. While this seems like an attainable dream in the beginning, Steinbeck chooses instead to destroy this dream utterly with the death of Lennie. Curley’s wife had an American Dream of being an actress, but she was condemned to a life on a farm with a man she doesn’t love. By destroying the American Dreams of Lennie, George, and Curley’s Wife in Of Mice and Men, prove Steinbeck believes that the American

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.

Quote #1: "I remember about the rabbits, George.""The hell with the rabbits. That’s all you can ever remember is them rabbits." (1.18-19)

The American Dream is a concept that one may use as a crutch: a reason to hold on to hope. The American Dream is a goal one sets for themselves, a destination point for their journey through life. The novel Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck is filled with the idea of the American Dream. However, Steinbeck has a controversial and differing message about dreams than one would normally think. John Steinbeck’s comment on the American Dream is that most dreams are unachievable. People aren’t meant to live out their dreams.

In the novel Of Mice and Men, author John Steinbeck portrays how the American dream is difficult to achieve during the great depression. Many characters have dreams, for example, Curley's wife, candy, and George and Lennie. The American dream plays an important role in everybody's life whether you achieve your goal or fail trying. Many characters in this novel tell their dreams. George and Lennie want to have their own place. For instance, in chapter one, Lennie and George explain what they want on their land. “An’ live off the fatta the lan,” Lennie shouted. “An have rabbits go on, I tell you about what we're gonna have on the garden and about the rain in the winter.” The importance of this quote is that Lennie and George simply want a little place and of being their own bosses. This brings hope to the helpless men working and traveling from ranch to ranch. This quote motivates George and Lennie to work and fulfill their dreams. For example, chapter one page eleven, George expresses his feelings towards how his life could be so much easier without

John Stienbeck’s novel “Of Mice and Men” is about the death of the American dream. George, Lennie and Candy’s dream is to own their own piece of land to work and live independently on. This dream is destroyed by Lennie’s ignorance and Lennie’s strength, which he cannot control. Curley’s wife’s dream is to be a famous Hollywood actress. Her dream is destroyed by her marriage to Curley and the Hollywood director who promised to contact her about her acting career but never has. Crook’s dream is for equality. Racism and the attitudes of others destroy this dream.

The idea of the American Dream has been around since America was founded, but until 1933, it was not put into words. In the article American Faces 1933’s Realities, by James Truslow Adams, he defines the American Dream as “ ...a vision of a better, deeper, richer life for every individual, regardless of the position in society which he or she may occupy by the accident of birth” (1). The American Dream does not have to be described as having copious amounts of wealth. To some, it is only a vision of a better life for themselves and their families.

The American Dream can mean many different things. Each person has a slightly different version of the American Dream. If you think about it, they are like fingerprints, they could be similar, but they are all a little different. Many books mention the American Dream and for this essay I read some of them. Some of the books are Of Mice And Men, The Great Gatsby, The Grapes of Wrath, The Help, and The Death of a Salesman. I have read Of Mice And Men and written about it. I also interviewed my grandparents, my mother, and my cousin who is thirteen. I will also be talking about my American Dream and what I think the typical American Dream is.

Of Mice and Men is a novel written by John Steinbeck. In the novel, one theme is the “American dream.” The American dream is important to the novel, because it reflects life in 1937. In the past there was a constant struggle to achieve dreams and goals, because only the fittest could survive. The theme of the American Dream is able to contribute to the overall meaning of the work.

The American dream is the main Idea In John Steinbeck book Of mice and men. The idea of the American dream is that is suppose to be attainable by anyone regardless of race,wealth,religion, or just any other factors. In the book the two Friends George in Lennie dream about owning their own ranch and living off the “fatta of the land” and to just enjoy life basically,Living off the “fatta the land” is the parallel to the American dream, but as the poem “To a mouse” that the book is named after states “The best-laid schemes o' mice an 'men Gang aft agley, An'lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy!”

The American Dream is a dream that everyone imagines to be picture perfect. The American Dream means having freedom, equality and opportunity’s to achieve the dream that you conceptualize to be right by you. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck did not want to just illustrate the American dream as being easy, but he wanted to point out the American Dream as being difficult too. Steinbeck made a work of art by composing a great novel to make the reader understand that life can be difficult and at times dreams are hard to achieve. Of Mice and Men was written and based on the settings of the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a very dire time that left multiple of people

The American Dream is shown in John Steinbeck's Novella Of Mice and Men. In the story the main characters work on a ranch to achieve their dream of having enough money to live by themselves “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 An’ live off the fatta the lan!”(Steinbeck,Pg14). This is a classic example of the American Dream, Today the American dream is being able to rise in social class with hard work and dedication.This modern american Dream is not possible for everyone because minorities do not have an equal chance and because of this need to work twice as hard to go the same distance.

Of Mice and Men has many different themes, one theme is “The Great American Dream”. Steinback showed that in the Great Depression era almost every working American had their own dream that they wanted to achieve, for example, owning their own land, getting married, having a family, not having to work anymore, etc. In Of Mice and Men Steinback focuses on different characters, showing their backgrounds, what their dream is, how they are trying to achieve that dream, why they didn’t and/or who they are going to do it with.

The most important theme present in Of Mice and Men is the unattainability of the American Dream, represented by the outcome of all these characters lives. This theme shows in many of the characters lives such as Curly’s wife, Crooks, Candy, George, and Lennie. Before Curly’s wife died, she told Lennie about her dream of becoming an actress and getting on the “big screen”. However, instead of that dream getting fulfilled, she ended up unhappily married to Curly, never getting her American Dream. Another example of this is with the two main characters, George and Lennie. They stated in the first chapter that their dream was to own a farm. While they just talked about this as an impossible idea in their ideal world, this dream actually becomes

In the astounding novel “Of Mice and Men,” John Steinbeck describes a world where the American Dream is portrayed unrealistic and crucial, effectively painting a terrifying portrait of America in the 1930s. The characters in this story demonstrate harsh, real life situations that would occur and could not be controlled. People were treated unfairly being judged for who they are from people who appear egocentric; caring for only themselves. This story takes place during the Great Depression, the time where women were not appreciated, having limited opportunities. Visualize a world with people who were controlled, not being able to speak to anyone they wish to, or travel to places they desire. Dreams people imagined during this time period were impossible to fulfill, leaving them to live a tragic life. Curley’s wife portrays one of the loneliest characters, managing all of the gruesome situations everyone was influenced by. She demonstrates this because she is the only female around town, with a despairing relationship involving Curley, and never lived on a ranch.