of mice and men essay
“I’m not good enough”, “I’m not going anywhere” “I don’t have a future”
If you tell yourself something enough times, you actually start to believe it.
In today’s pessimistic society, people tend to get caught up in the hardships of life, losing sight of the future and the opportunity that it holds. These negative perceptions affect a person’s mindset and result in the absence of hopes and dreams to move forward, transcend barriers and conquer the unimaginable.
Steinbeck’s understanding of the impossible ‘American Dream’ as well as the harsh and cruel world of the 1930’s contextualises his novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ and centralises the importance of hopes and dreams in overcoming the negativity and disbelief found not only within society, but within oneself. Despite the context of the novel, the underlying concepts and universality of themes common to the human condition allows a resonation with the audience, encouraging the belief and pursuit of hopes and dreams in the lives of all readers.
In a world where it is impossible to have a friend, to talk to and to listen to, the hope of a dream coming true is the only thing that can keep the workers going during the harsh times of the 1930’s. Throughout the novel, the workers all live in an unrealistic world of an impossible ‘American Dream’, which stems from the harsh reality of the 1930s depression, a motivation to keep living. Steinbeck’s creation of the character Lennie, a gentle giant, believes in the dream so much that he influences some of the other characters to believe in it as well.
Through the positive affirmations evident in “we got a future” Lennie and George portray the need to stay optimistic in order to supersede barriers that prevent them from achieving their hopes and dreams. Despite the fact that they came very close, although their dream did not come true, it is the hope of the dream which motivates these characters in the novel.
Although rich in context, the
If you tell yourself something enough times, you actually start to believe it.
In today’s pessimistic society, people tend to get caught up in the hardships of life, losing sight of the future and the opportunity that it holds. These negative perceptions affect a person’s mindset and result in the absence of hopes and dreams to move forward, transcend barriers and conquer the unimaginable.
Steinbeck’s understanding of the impossible ‘American Dream’ as well as the harsh and cruel world of the 1930’s contextualises his novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ and centralises the importance of hopes and dreams in overcoming the negativity and disbelief found not only within society, but within oneself. Despite the context of the novel, the underlying concepts and universality of themes common to the human condition allows a resonation with the audience, encouraging the belief and pursuit of hopes and dreams in the lives of all readers.
In a world where it is impossible to have a friend, to talk to and to listen to, the hope of a dream coming true is the only thing that can keep the workers going during the harsh times of the 1930’s. Throughout the novel, the workers all live in an unrealistic world of an impossible ‘American Dream’, which stems from the harsh reality of the 1930s depression, a motivation to keep living. Steinbeck’s creation of the character Lennie, a gentle giant, believes in the dream so much that he influences some of the other characters to believe in it as well.
Through the positive affirmations evident in “we got a future” Lennie and George portray the need to stay optimistic in order to supersede barriers that prevent them from achieving their hopes and dreams. Despite the fact that they came very close, although their dream did not come true, it is the hope of the dream which motivates these characters in the novel.
Although rich in context, the