The Role Of Dreams In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

At the same time, while the dream may never be realized, Of Mice and Men suggests that in order for life to be full and meaningful, it must contain dreams. George and Lennie never achieve their dream, but the dream holds their remarkable friendship together. Their dream is real because it's real in their imaginations. The dream keeps Lennie happy and stops George from becoming "mean" and lonely like most ranch hands. The dream gives them life, even if life never allows them to achieve their

Have you ever had a dream? “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them” - Walt Disney. The story of mice and men had many dreamers from owning a farm to being in the movies, to even just getting someone to talk to. In the story we find the lost dream of Curley's wife and how unhappy she is living. we also find out about George’s and Lennie’s dream that gives them reason to live and work as they do. One last thing we hear is how draw in people are to George and Lennie’s dream. These dreams are the push they need to keep going.

Dreams drive people to accomplish goals and live the life they want to, even if it means doing something that you won't normally do to make that dream come true. Dreams are the central idea and main theme in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. both George Milton and Lennie Smalls have the same dream of owning a place on a farm all to themselves and try to make their dream come true despite some big issues they encounter.

“Of Mice and Men” is a short story written by John Steinbeck. In “Of Mice of Men”, George and Lennie, the main characters, are forced to run away from Weed after Lennie gets in a mix up with a girl and is accused of rape. They end up getting a new job in Soledad to work on a ranch. While there as ranch hands and migrant workers, George and Lennie form good relationships with some, but bad relationships with others. Lennie has tons of physical strength stored deep inside of him that he doesn’t fully understand that he has. With this strength, he unintentionally kills a mouse, breaks Curley’s hand, kills his new puppy, and kills Curley’s wife. Without the option to migrate to another ranch for work, George is forced to kill Lennie for the other men were out to get him. Ever since the beginning of George and Lennie’s adventure they had their dream in mind as a “light of the end the tunnel.” George comforts Lennie with this dream of theirs as he puts the barrel of the gun to the back of his head and pulls the trigger. Dreams play a very important role in this novel. In “Of Mice and Men”, Steinbeck uses failed and elusive dreams to show how captivating life can be when chasing the American Dream.

The biggest dream, the one that influence every character in Of Mice and Men is Georges and Lennie’s dream of owning farm land. “An’ live off the fatta of the lan’,” as its said many times in the novel is one of the most common American dream, be it then or now (Steinbeck 14). What makes this dream so special to these two friends is that they would no longer have to worry about other people and what Lennie might do; they can just stay on their own little property with animals and never have to leave. “An’ rabbits,” Lennie said eagerly. “An’ I’d take care of ‘em” (Steinbeck 58). This dream, Lennie dream is a strong part of the men’s dream because even as a child Lennie aunt would give him mice to play with because he liked soft things, but with him being too big they would easily die. With

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.

“All men dream, but not equally” -T.E. Lawrence. In the story Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie are two migrant workers who travel and work on farms together. Lennie clearly has a mental disability and George has had to look out for him for a long time. While at their most recent ranch, the two men realize that their dream of owning a piece of land together is easier to achieve than it seems. Or is it? In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men, George influences others such as Candy, Lennie, and himself through his dream

However, most of the time dreams do not come true. But they are important to have, without dreams there would have nothing to strive for, and with nothing to strive for it's almost as if there is no purpose in life. If George and Lennie did not have the dream to one day have there own farm, what would have kept them going through the rigorous labor they were doing everyday. If the mouse did not have the “dream” of surviving the winter, what would have made it want to build the nest. Dreams are what keep people going, and that is clearly shown in both writings.

Everyone has dreams. Weather they are big or small, achievable or insane, everyone has dreams. In Of Mice and Men, dreams play a huge part of the story. George and Lennie had a dream to get a ranch and live off the crops and animals they would have. Curley’s wife’s dream is far from what she got in life. Dreams play a huge significance in lives, weather it’s their motivation, spirit, or how it changes them.

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.

In the novella Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie, two migrant ranch workers, always end up searching for a new job because of the trouble Lennie puts them in. As they travel together, they develop a dream for a better life for them. This dream not only expresses what they want in life, but also how dreams can drive people’s lives. John Steinbeck, the author of this book, has used many literary devices to increase recognition and importance of this dream. George and Lennie’s dream includes a little house and a couple acres with cows, pigs, and most importantly, rabbits.

"Of Mice and Men" 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 a reachable dream in the beginning, Steinbeck chooses instead to extinguish this dream utterly with the death of Lennie at the end of the novella. On the other hand, Lennie 's dream is portrayed as an illusion within his mind, so hypothetically, it would not be destroyed until Lennie is

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.

E.M. Forster once said, “We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” In the novel Of Mice And Men, some of the characters have this big dream of a life they want to have. The dream is very specific and soon enough gets crushed by inevitable circumstances. Although plans might not work out people can move on and live their lives to the fullest. The novel was set in farmland of the Salinas valley in California. The characters live on a small ranch where they all work for “the Boss”. The book took place during the great depression, everyone was struggling. The two main characters are Lennie and George, Lennie is a bulky, strong man who was very gentle and innocent on the inside. George is a short, quick witted man with a rough outward appearance, but a heart of gold. Lennie struggles with a mental disability that only George is aware of, they travel together and George is constantly taking care of Lennie and helping him to live as much of a normal life as he can. The use of the dream farm as a symbol helps the readers better understand the novel’s theme, which is, life doesn’t always go as planned but people can move on.

In the novel of Mice and Men John Steinbeck conveys how characters George, Lennie and Crooks have their own insights on the American Dream and their thoughts behind why they are so closely tied to the thought of the dream. In attempt to breakdown his view of the future to his companion Lennie, George elaborates on the American dream he and Lennie strive for. A determined George says, “We have a future” (Steinbeck 14). This quote probes us to think that George does have a dream for a better future for Lennie and himself. For most who want to live the American dream, land was often a big variable which happens to be a major focal point to our tandem of Lennie and George. As George is talking to Candy and Lennie about the farm for sale he excitedly