Izzy Pawlak
Period 3
OMAM
In the 1930s the dreams of the individual is what kept a person working when there
down, when there physically worn out. They wait for their chance to take hold of this hope. In Of
Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, all the characters have a dream of a better live, but in the end
there dreams or extinguished, trampled on, and thrown out. Lennie is a partner with George and
they start to work on a farm so they can get money and live off the fat of the land. In Of Mice
and Men, Ms. Curly, Lennie, and Crooks all have dreams of live different than the one they
have; they each have a dream that burns in their heart until the very end.
Mr. curly is the boss’s son’s wife, she’s pretty and lonely. Her dream is to be free of
her chains that Curley has around her, the chains of isolation, she wants to be known. She says to
Lennie when she string to get him to talk to her “Ain’t I got a right to talk to nobody” (87). She
wants to be able to share her feeling, no matter what the consequence from her husband. She
wants to get out of this place of solitude. “Well a show come through, an’ I met one of the actors.
He says I could go with that show.”(88). She wants to be seen, to escape from the farm and Mr.
Curly. She dies right after fulfilling her dream of talking and sharing her feelings with another
human being.
Lennie is mentally challenge and acts like a kid who only likes to pet soft things. He’s
dream is to live with George. “An’ live off the fatta the lan’…” (14) He makes George talk about
their dream over and over again. He wants to make George happy. When he accidently killed
Ms. Curley he start to talk to himself, “George gonna wish he was alone an’ not have me bothin’
him” (100). Lennie just wants to not cause George any trouble. Lennie gets shot by George, but
not before his dream is completed with George saying he’s not mad about Lennie killing Ms.
Izzy Pawlak
Period 3
Curly. the dream about living on “the fat of the land” in his thoughts, making his death seem
somehow peaceful, like since he was thinking about their dream maybe he would find it in the
place after death.
Last is George, Lennie's complain, leader, and friend. “He usta like to hear about it so
much I got to thinking maybe we would” (94). Lennie helps him finds his dream by getting him
to repeat it again and again until he believes it. George is able to look forward and ahead to a
live that Lennie and him could share. “Then-it’s all off” (95)? George knows that after Lennie
kills Ms. Curley their dream was over. George knows that if Lennie gets caught he will be killed
and whether right or wrong he takes it on himself to kill his friend. Before he shots Lennie he
describes the dream they shared one last time and as the ringing shot that killed Lennie faded so
did the dreams that Lennie and George shared.
In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Ms Curly, Lennie and George all have
dreams that they hold in their hearts as something happens that destroys the dream. Everyone has
dreams and they care it until they no longer can, it’s what gets us through the hard times. Ms.
Curley wants to be noticed, and not be lonely, Lennie wants to be with George, and George want
to fulfill the dream that Lennie has got him to believe in. America is the place to achieve your
dreams, there’s opportunity to live your American dream, like those who tried so hard in Of
Mice and Men.