of mice and men

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.

Though Crooks is a Black man he is a hell of a good worker, so he says himself. When he talks to Lennie and Candy he feels pleasure mixed with anger. When Curley 's wife comes in and threatens him, he feels small and scared and feels like he lost power and privileges over his room and realizes he is black and shouldn 't have back talked her. He knows what she could do to him for what he did, so she says her self. “She closed on him. “You know what I could do?”.....“Well, you keep your place then....I could get you strung up so easy it ain 't funny. '”(80, 81). Because she was a white female and the boss ' son 's Wife she had superiority over him and so he felt alone at that moment. He didn 't realize the cruelness of white folk when he was younger but as he grew older he did, mainly because of where he slept and the way he was treated. “ 'Why ain 't you wanted?”...“Cause I 'm black. They play cards in there, but I can 't play because I 'm black... '”(68). This

Lennie is treated differently because the other men don’t understand him as little was known

Crooks frequently utters negatives (“nobody”, “ain’t”), this reflects on his pessimism and his negative outlook on life. On a larger perspective, this eventually mirrors why he has this specific attitude, which is as a result of peoples ill treated manner towards him because of his racial distinction. This shows how Crooks has evolved to survive in this world purely based on judgments.

The most important dream in this novel is that of the two main characters Lennie and George. They

In the novel “Of Mice and Men”, the character of Crooks is used by John Steinbeck, the author, to symbolise the downgrading of the black community occurring at the time in which the novel was set. Crooks is also significant as he provides an insight into the reality of the American Dream and the feelings of the people in the ranch; their loneliness and need for company.

Of coarse, the "opening" is symbolic not only of the physical, but of the emotional gaps in Crooks. Lennie Small, the strong but mentally challenged laborer, is often the only character that can fill the void for others, such as his friend, George. It is only someone like Lennie that can earnestly ask Crooks why he is not wanted in the bunk house, which Crooks explains is "Cause I'm Black. They play cards in there, but I can't play because I'm black. They say I stink. Well, I tell you, you all of you stink to me" (68). Clearly, he is bitter towards his oppressors. Lennie continues to remain in the annoyed prescence of Crooks explaining George and Lennie's plan to "get a little place an' live on the fatta the lan' (69). At this point, Crooks becomes the oppressor, and the weak revenges himself by pickig on the weaker, and questions whether George, Lennie's friend and guardian, will come back from a night out with the boys. The childlike mind but giant strength of Lennie is troubled to the point of anger. Once Crooks ends his torture because " he saw the danger as it approached him," Crookes begins his speech about of his hopless lonliness:

Crooks is one of the many characters who has to deal with an impairment everyday but his impairment is not like the others impairments. With Crooks being black no one likes him because the time this book is set in is when slavery is still taking place. “This is a nigger talking an a busted nigger so it don’t mean nothing“(pg71). This example shows that Crooks is very aloof from everyone because no one cares what he has to say because he is black. A final instance when this impairment is used is when Crooks first tells Candy he wants to help with their dream house by staking out some of his profit to help with the payment so he can live with them. He later changes his mind because he is a black and no one would want him there. Crooks knows that he has to stay aloof from everyone because of his impairment of

     In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men, the character named Crooks was segregated from the other men because he is black. This caused him to be lonely. He was forced to sleep in a separate bunk than the others. Trapped in solitude all night long; he resorts to books as his only companion. Trying to portray himself as proud and aloof by his own will, but inside is happy to be around the other men. Crooks first tried to make Lennie leave his room but then he decided that Lennie would not understand and that he actually wanted someone to talk with. During his conversation with Lennie Crooks reveals his loneliness on the ranch. “I seen it over an’ over

Crooks hoped for equality and to be able to not stay seperated by his skin tone. He lived a rough life because his family was torn apart and he had nobody else but himself. “‘I ain’t wanted in the bunk house… ’Cause I'm black. They play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black.

Over all the characters in the novel have dreams and goals they all wish to achieve but its almost like they just expect them to happen without them having to put in any work themselves. Both Lennie and George have dreams of their own they want to achieve but aren’t willing to put the hard work and effort in to achieve them. Like Lennie and George people today are still the same we all of goals we want to achieve but worry more about what’s coming

Crooks room is in a barn, but it is not like any ordinary barn. He sweeps it and keeps it clean. One of the main reasons why crooks is disliked is because he is black. Crooks tells Lennie, “cause i'm black. They play cards in there, but i cant play cause i'm black” (Steinbeck 68).

     The friendship between Lennie and George went beyond what was unambiguous, they shared a common dream, and they never stopped trying to acheive their dream. They dream of a peice of land of their own. Independence. A couple of acres, a cow, some pigs, and rabbits that Lennie dreams of tending to. Their dream will later be shattered by fate.

In conclusion, The American Dream left George lonely like he has never been with Lennie. Together, the two could have had anything, determination got in the way of that. Like mice, human kind has a tendency to chase after what is right in front of them, because it’s simply easier. Once the dream dust has settled, and we can see the truth, I think readers now know whether they want to continue working hard towards their dream, or start living in

The author uses George's dream to prove that dreams do not always come true. When George, Lennie, and Candy were talking about their dream of having a farm together they uttered, “Go on-tell again, George.’ ‘Well, it's ten acres,’ said George. ‘Got a little