There is the contrast between dreams and reality, of how cruel the latter can be and the lasting scars that result from one’s fall. Moreover, the corruption and destruction of dreams seems to have an even more specific and common effect - loneliness. Crooks and Curley’s wife both have a want for companionship, Crooks has always been an outcast and dreams for attention and Curley’s wife has failed to achieve her dreams of becoming an actress and s left yearning for attention. George and Lennie dream of their ranch, but despite this, they acknowledge that they are, in a way, already living a dream. They have companionship; they have each other. George says to Lennie, “Guys like us… are the loneliest guys in the world… With us it ain’t like that” (Steinbeck 13-14). While many of the other characters dream of attention, companionship and friendship, George and Lennie are already blessed with each other. Sadly reality does not allow them to savor their luck. It comes in the form of Lennie’s ignorance and kills him. Reality is too cruel, giving the two a taste of happiness that no one else seems to have, and then ripping it away. In the end, it truly seems as if dreams are happy utopias to where people can escape, but only temporarily, for life’s reality never fails to cut off our feelings of hope, sanctuary and
There is the contrast between dreams and reality, of how cruel the latter can be and the lasting scars that result from one’s fall. Moreover, the corruption and destruction of dreams seems to have an even more specific and common effect - loneliness. Crooks and Curley’s wife both have a want for companionship, Crooks has always been an outcast and dreams for attention and Curley’s wife has failed to achieve her dreams of becoming an actress and s left yearning for attention. George and Lennie dream of their ranch, but despite this, they acknowledge that they are, in a way, already living a dream. They have companionship; they have each other. George says to Lennie, “Guys like us… are the loneliest guys in the world… With us it ain’t like that” (Steinbeck 13-14). While many of the other characters dream of attention, companionship and friendship, George and Lennie are already blessed with each other. Sadly reality does not allow them to savor their luck. It comes in the form of Lennie’s ignorance and kills him. Reality is too cruel, giving the two a taste of happiness that no one else seems to have, and then ripping it away. In the end, it truly seems as if dreams are happy utopias to where people can escape, but only temporarily, for life’s reality never fails to cut off our feelings of hope, sanctuary and