Of Mice and Men: Impossibility of the American Dream

Of Mice and Men: Impossibility of the American Dream

1. George and Lennie

   • They share a dream
   • To own a little patch of land and live on it in freedom
   • Lennie's desire is to tend the rabbits
   • "I remember about the rabbits, George.""The hell with the rabbits. That's all you can ever remember is them rabbits."
   • Lennie said, "George.""Yeah?""I done another bad thing.""It don't make no difference," George said, and he fell silent again. (6.34-37)
     • George realizes his dream is just a dream.

2. Curley's wife

   • Dreams of becoming a movie star
   • She got her hopes up when a an said he'd take her to hollywood, but his letter didn't show up
   • So she married Curley which ended her chances of become a star

3. Candy

   • He joins the George and Lennie's dream
   • His savings make it possible to realize the dream

4. Crooks

   • He dreams of being equal to everyone else
   • He remembers his childhood in which he played with white children