Of Mice and Men Essay
Of mice and Men, Crooks says:
“ They come, an’they quit sn’ go on; an every damn one of ‘em’s got a little piece of land in his head. An’ never a god damn one of ‘em ever gets it. Just like heaven. Every’body wants a little piece of lan’. …Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It’s just in their head.”
To what extent do you agree with Crooks assessment of “The American Dream”?
To a certain extent I agree with Crooks statement. There are many dreams in this novel. Not only for George and Lennie but also for Curly’s Wife, Crooks and Candy.
Their journey, which awakens George to the impossibility of this dream, sadly proves that the bitter Crooks is right: such paradises of freedom, contentment, and safety are not to be found in this world.
After Lennie shares his plans with Crooks to buy a farm with George and raise rabbits, Crooks tries to belittle Lennie’s hopes. He relates that “hundreds” of men have passed through the ranch, all of them with dreams similar to Lennie’s. Not one of them he emphasizes with bitterness, ever manages to make that dream come true. Crooks exclaim the scene with a sense of reality that the dream of a farm is, after all, only a dream. This moment establishes Crooks character, showing how a lifetime of loneliness and oppression can manifest as cruelty. As Crook shows, even those who are opposed seek out and attack those who are weaker then they.
Crooks statement also, manages to say that all this time, both Lennie and George thought they were alone, but actually, they were never alone. In fact, nobody that’s travelling from one place to another on the road is alone, because every one of them has a dream in their heads, and that many of them will end up like each other, destined to fail. It’s a brotherhood of desperation and disappointment.
Most of the characters in Of Mice and Men admit, at one point or another, to dreaming of a different life. Before her death, Curley’s wife confesses her desire to be a movie star.
“ They come, an’they quit sn’ go on; an every damn one of ‘em’s got a little piece of land in his head. An’ never a god damn one of ‘em ever gets it. Just like heaven. Every’body wants a little piece of lan’. …Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It’s just in their head.”
To what extent do you agree with Crooks assessment of “The American Dream”?
To a certain extent I agree with Crooks statement. There are many dreams in this novel. Not only for George and Lennie but also for Curly’s Wife, Crooks and Candy.
Their journey, which awakens George to the impossibility of this dream, sadly proves that the bitter Crooks is right: such paradises of freedom, contentment, and safety are not to be found in this world.
After Lennie shares his plans with Crooks to buy a farm with George and raise rabbits, Crooks tries to belittle Lennie’s hopes. He relates that “hundreds” of men have passed through the ranch, all of them with dreams similar to Lennie’s. Not one of them he emphasizes with bitterness, ever manages to make that dream come true. Crooks exclaim the scene with a sense of reality that the dream of a farm is, after all, only a dream. This moment establishes Crooks character, showing how a lifetime of loneliness and oppression can manifest as cruelty. As Crook shows, even those who are opposed seek out and attack those who are weaker then they.
Crooks statement also, manages to say that all this time, both Lennie and George thought they were alone, but actually, they were never alone. In fact, nobody that’s travelling from one place to another on the road is alone, because every one of them has a dream in their heads, and that many of them will end up like each other, destined to fail. It’s a brotherhood of desperation and disappointment.
Most of the characters in Of Mice and Men admit, at one point or another, to dreaming of a different life. Before her death, Curley’s wife confesses her desire to be a movie star.