The American Dream Rejected by John Steinbeck
Of Mice And Men is a novel written by the author John Steinbeck. The characters in this novel have the tendency of being misunderstood.They might not have anyone to guide them in the right direction.The plot is mainly focused on George and Lennie. The writing in this novel can be very clear that Steinbeck rejects the American Dream, first, the majority of characters have a dream they desire to achieve, second the novel explains how the characters might be close to achieving their dream. Third, the character is not even close to reaching that dream until the dream has been forgotten and casted away, it can be seen by a set of characters that prove Steinbeck’s rejection of the American Dream. The novel starts off with the characters George and Lennie, however this does not conclude George and Lennie a happy ending. Eversince the very beginning of the novel George and Lennie have both suffered pain and rejection, “Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place...”(Steinbeck 133) George and Lennie have always been hard workers, they have the qualities of a good worker, but somehow Steinbeck decides for them to not live the American Dream they wish to have, a wish to have a barn. Throughout the entire novel George and Lennie go through the consequence of not doing the right thing, and if they do something right, which is rarely, there is no recognition.There is
