English Mrs Stewart

The American Dream is about how there are many opportunities in life. As well as reality, the American dream in the novel highlights the themes. The theme of everyone has a disability really depicts how the American Dream affects the book. For example, Steinbeck wrote, “"Curley's like a lot of guys. He hates big guys. He's alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he's mad at 'em because he ain't a big guy. You seen little guys like that, ain't you? Always scrappy?" (page 26) Steinbeck wanted the readers to understand that Curley has a disability even before he receives the physical disability. Curley is insecure about his height, and hates bigger men because it makes them seem more powerful than himself. Curley has opportunities to change who he is but never does. He could have changed how he talks to others and his ways of solving problems. John Steinbeck includes how Curley uses the American Dream as a disadvantage. Curley has not taken the opportunity to make his life better and to him, it is a set back. Another theme that Steinbeck used to display the American Dream in his novel was hopes can . The author uses the quote on page 57 to exemplify the theme. It states, “Lennie said softly, “We could live off the fatta of the lan.’” This one quote is probably the most important quote in the novel. It give them hope to survive in their living conditions. Throughout the book they have moved to several jobs, but when Steinbeck wrote about this one, he wanted to portray that even though they aren’t rich or own their own ranch, they still have some type of hope. The American Dream gave them more hope and desirable goals to achieve at some point in their lives. Steinbeck wanted the readers to understand that some of the goals in life aren’t meant to be achieved, but to give more opportunities and hope. The American Dream played an important role during the great depression, the time period of the book. For example, the internet states, “ At he time the