In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck demonstrates through Curley’s wife and Lennie that dreams can break one’s heart, or provide hope. In the beginning of chapter five Curley’s wife tells Lennie about her childhood dream of being in the “pitchers”. She talks about how she could have stayed in those big hotels and had nice clothes. While conversing with Lennie, Curley’s wife says darkly “I ain’t used to livin’ like this. I coulda made somethin’ of myself” (88). This shows how heartbroken she is. She could have been an actress and her dream did not work out. Lennie also has a dream which he has explained many times previously. Very soon after Curley’s wife introduces her dream of being an actor, Lennie says “We gonna have a little place-an’ rabbits”
