Comparing The Bourgeois In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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The world we live has many people who dream and fantasize but are eventually let down due to the fantasy not becoming a reality. Many people create dreams that are set high, such as the common dream of being rich, but are let down. Although people do meet their dream and aren't doomed to disappointment, the majority do not accomplish the dream due to their social status. One who is a bourgeois in the social status may have a high expectation in his dream than those of the lower class, but his fantasy is more likely to happen because of the individuals power and money on top the social hierarchy. One who lives in the poverty may dream big but is let down due to the lack of power in society. In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, George, Candy,

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