Why did George give up on the dream?

“Look across the river Lennie, and I’ll tell you so you can almost see it”- George Milton. John Steinbeck, a Nobel Prize winning author, wrote a novel about two migrant workers (named George and Lennie) titled Of Mice and Men. George and Lennie dream of owning and living on a piece of their own land instead of having to work for landowners. They dream of raising cattle and growing crops on this future land. George’s life was impacted by this dream through the hope for the future and ease that it gave him. In chapter one of the novel, George’s life is impacted by the dream because he uses it to calm down Lennie’s strength and power. For an example, when George starts explaining the land to Lennie by the campfire, the narrator describes, “Lennie was delighted” (14). This shows us how George uses the dream to calm down Lennie’s strength and power because we…show more content…
For instance, when Lennie persuades George to tell him about the farm, George says, “ ‘Look across the river, Lennie, an’ I’ll tell you so you can almost see it’ ” (105). This shows us how the dream made killing Lennie easier because it served as a distraction for George when he was going to kill Lennie. He told Lennie to turn around and look over the lake so that he can almost see the dream farm. George would not want Lennie to see him pulling the trigger at Lennie so the dream served as a good distraction. Another example is when George told Lennie for the last time that he could tend the rabbits, the narrator described, “Lennie giggled with happiness” (105). This shows us how the dream made killing Lennie easier because George would have wanted Lennie to die in peace and happiness. The thought of tending the rabbits brought serenity to Lennie’s mind and so his last breathes were joyful ones, just how George wanted. The dream brought ease to George’s life because it made killing Lennie a lot faster and

Why do most people never attain their dreams? Sometimes making a mistake can affect someone else's dream. The author, John Steinbeck, wrote the book Of Mice and Men. This book talks about two friends that travel together and have the same dream, but never got to make it happen because of Lennie. Three characters had a big dreams, but never got to acheive their dreams. Lennie, Curley's wife, and Candy had hope in their future. These characters didn't have the chance to accomplish their dreams because the cause of death was the main problem that made them not achieve their dreams.

Lennie and George had a mission to accomplish. Lennie's goal was to have his own land with George that he can purchase rabbits and feed them alfalfa every day, and

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His dream was to be a part of the land with George and Lennie. Sadly he lost his dream, not because he couldn't keep it as a secret. It's because relied on other people to get that dream for him. Candy wanted to help Lennie and George by giving them money. One of the biggest reasons why he couldn't accomplish his dream was because when Lennie died, George couldn't continue on with his dream without Lennie. “Now Candy spoke his biggest fear, ‘ you an me can get that little place, can't we, George? Can't we? Before George answered, Candy, dropped his head and looked down at the hey. He knew.” (94). This shows when Candy knew he couldn't go on with his dream anymore because George wasn't thinking about going on with his dream without …show more content…
Steinbeck used her character to illustrate many things. Her dream was different from Lennie and Candie’s dream. Her dream was to be in the movies, and to wear nice clothes, to stay in big hotels, and to take many pictures. She didn't reach her dream because ol’ lady didn't let her when she had the chance. “Well a show came on though, only met one of the actors. He says I could go with that show. But my ol’ lady wouldn't let me. She says because I was on’y fifteen. But the guy says I coulda. If I’d went, I wouldn't be livin’ like this, you bet.” (88). In this quote Curley's wife explains how the old women didn't let her achieve her dreams. She was really mad at that. She had a big chance to achieve her dreams, but when the old women didn't let her, she got married from

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