Lennie's Broken Dreams Essay

Lennie’s Broken Dreams In “Of Mice of Men,” Lennie had many dreams that he believed would come true in the future. Lennie and George traveled everywhere together and always did work together. Men who usually lived this lifestyle were usually portrayed as people who would live like this forever as well as being alone throughout their lives. Lennie felt that him and George were an exception to this stigma. One of Lennie’s dreams that he often reminded George about was the two of them living in a small house on a couple of acres together. Lennie strongly felt that the two of them would achieve this goal and they would have their house after getting Candy to join into the plan. They would add all of their money together from working on the ranch …show more content…
Lennie’s obsession with soft things caused this want of tending the rabbits. He was promised by George that this would happen once they bought their small house. Many times, Lennie wanted George to retell the story of how their lives would be and Lennie always reminded George about the rabbits. In the text, it states “An ' live off the fatta the lan '," Lennie shouted. "An ' have rabbits. Go on, George! Tell about what we 're gonna have in the garden and about the rabbits in the cages and about the rain in the winter and the stove, and how thick the cream is on the milk like you can hardly cut it. Tell about that George"(13). This quote proves how excited Lennie is about his future and the animals involved in it, especially the rabbits. This is an example of another broken dream of Lennie’s because he did not get to tend any rabbits. This also connects to the major theme related to Lennie on how all of his dreams in the book were not …show more content…
Lennie desired to buy a house with George and Candy where he could tend the rabbits that he has wanted. In order for these goals to happen, Lennie planned on attempting to behave and not get into any trouble. This also did not come true in the end. Broken dreams is a major theme that is represented solely by Lennie in the book. Lennie’s dreams are a key part in the book because many things are centered around him and George reaching this dream. Lennie tries to alter his behavior because of the motivation behind his dreams to come true. Lennie’s wants and desires is a crucial aspect to the book and that is why the theme of broken dreams is such a prominent piece that makes “Of Mice and