Of Mice And Men And I Have A Dream Speech

Achieving the American Dream is something that most Americans strive for during their lifetimes. It is the idea that if we work hard and are determined that we can achieve whatever we set our minds to. Whether it is wealth, fame, family, or a successful career, we all strive to achieve it. It can be different for each one of us, but it is something that we all want to achieve. Although it is a shared goal by many people, but our past shows that it is not an easy thing to accomplish. The novel "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck, the poem "Hope" by Karen Hesse and Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream Speech" all use the aspect of hope as a vital part of achieving the American Dream through their development of perspective and tone.
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For other people such as Curley's wife her dream is different. In her perspective her dream is to become an actress, and she had hopes that she could accomplish it. Perspective in "Of Mice and Men" is very important because looking at life through other people's eyes may change your view of things and it could show which people have hope of achieving their dreams. Similarly, in the poem "Hope" it states "It started out as snow," and then at the end of the poem it states "Until at last it slipped into rain, light as mist. It was the kindest kind of rain that fell." Additionally, the poem is written about the Dust Bowl and through a farmer's point of view, the rain is like a savior that has come to make everything better. The rain actually gives the farmers hope that they will get through the tough times they are enduring and that the drought will finally end soon. It also gives them reason to believe that they will start growing crops again and their business will get back on track and start to