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    Stienbeck’s novel “Of Mice and Men” is about the death of the American dream. George‚ Lennie and Candy’s dream is to own their own piece of land to work and live independently on. This dream is destroyed by Lennie’s ignorance and Lennie’s strength‚ which he cannot control. Curley’s wife’s dream is to be a famous Hollywood actress. Her dream is destroyed by her marriage to Curley and the Hollywood director who promised to contact her about her acting career but never has. Crook’s dream is for equality.

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    The book Of Mice and Men follows George and Lennie on their journey to reach the American Dream. Although the American Dream can vary from person to person‚ the main goal of the dream is to gain something they desire. George and Lennie’s goal is to have their own land and make their own decisions. “Someday-we’re gonna get the jack together and we gonna have a little house and a couple of acres” (Steinbeck 14). To reach their dream‚ George lies for Lennie because of his mental disabilities. Even though

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    else to lean on and company to have around. Throughout the novella Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck emphasizes people need a companion to depend on which is shown through George and Lennie’s friendship and in addition the idea that isolation can be detrimental to someone especially the characters Crooks and Curley’s wife. Companionship is being closely connected with others and having someone else to depend on. In Of Mice and Men the friendship between George and Lennie is highlighted throughout the

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    The American Dream is the idea of success that people can achieve from hard-work and determination. In John Steinbeck’s 1937 novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ many characters yearn for the ideal American Dream. Two migrant ranch workers‚ George and Lennie‚ dream about having their own ranch with many different types of animals and crops. George takes care of Lennie‚ who is a strong‚ mentally disabled man who doesn’t know the magnitude of his strength. George always tells Lennie that he will tend to the

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    Lennie‚ one of the major characters in Of Mice and Men that has hopes and dreams of his own that keep him motivated. When George talks about the dream ranch Lennie gets really excited about it even though he has heard it a thousand times. Lennie finds that having the “dream ranch” repeated to him‚ soothes his mind and makes him feel happy. Also‚ it allows him to have something to look forward to. Many times during the book Lennie mentions taking care of rabbits. Lennie likes the fact that he will

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    Friendship is something that everyone searches for‚ and George and Lennie have that. In the book of mice and men‚ the thing that made their friendship so great was that they took care of one another‚ they supported each other in striving for their dream‚ and that they make sacrifices for each other. George and Lennie’s relationship shows us the true meaning of friendship. One of the ways that their friendship is so great is because they take care of one another. George always looked after Lennie’s

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    Everyone has a dream they hope to achieve‚ but dreams are not always possible to attain. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ two ranch hands‚ George and Lennie‚ find work in Salinas Valley. Lennie‚ constantly getting into trouble‚ inadvertently causes the two of them to be run out of town and thus have to find new work regularly. George and Lennie’s search for work in the hope of accomplishing their dream of a small farm of their own displays how futile realizing dreams can be. The major themes

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    ⅕ Americans suffer persistent loneliness‚ loneliness is something thats hard to get rid of.It will leave a person hollow from the inside out.Loneliness is less like being isolated in a single room but rather feeling isolated in a crowd.The impact loneliness has on a individual throughout their lifetime until they‚ in some cases‚ develop anxiety or depression. Candy‚ Crooks as well as‚ Curley’s wife all symbolize loneliness‚ they radiant the idealization of friendship.As these characters being John

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    both "Hope is the thing with feathers"‚ by Emily Dickinson‚ and Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ hope is portrayed as keeping up one’s spirit‚ and welcome when times are grueling‚ and sounding promising but not always making sense. Curley’s wife dreams of being a movie star‚ and this keeps her married‚ if unhappily‚ to Curley‚ but her dream is actually a delusion‚ and while promising much‚ never actually delivers. George and Lennie are sustained throughout their troubles by their dream of a farm

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    American Dream? There are a myriad of aspects to it‚ but one general idea: the ideal life. It is making a lot of money‚ being respected‚ and triumphing difficult situations. In the book Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ Lennie and George’s dream is to live on a ranch of their own. But through these difficult times will their hard work pay off? In his novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck highlights Lennie‚ Crooks and Carlyss wife to demonstrate that many pursue the American Dream‚ but only

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