The Struggles of Being a Migrant Worker.
The characters in the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck face struggles such as the idea of loneliness and motivation, when trying to achieve their goal. When migrant worker were working during the great depression, they did not really travel with others. This was mainly because of how hard it was to find a job for two people. This also lead to many people being angry, and having things go in the wrong way. This can be seen in the poem of “ To a Mouse ”, when Robert Burns talks about how someone's laid plans go wrong. This shows, that no matter what a person does, something is always going to go wrong. Of Mice and Men is based on this idea in plenty of ways. The first being loneliness, and the second …show more content…
People in the 30’s were not very motivated to get what was needed. People would always talk but never strive to achieve what the person wanted. This is shown when Crooks is talking to Lennie, about getting a farm. Lennie tells Crooks about the dream, yet Crooks explains “‘ They come an’ they quit an’ go on; an’ every damn one of em's got a little piece of land in his head ”’ ( Steinbeck 74). Crooks is explaining that many men, have the same ideas as Lennie and George, but not a single one put, the idea into action. All of the previous men never seem to want to save. All the men did what regular migrant workers did. That idea was to spend it all. Crooks could not be blamed, because there have been many people on the ranch, and not a single one implemented the idea. Crooks, for this reason, tells Lennie to forget about. Crooks only says this because of the prior knowledge of talking to other workers. Many people give up on ideas, if there is a very long time span for the idea. This also happens when people like to give up easily. When someone pulls out of an idea, the other people tend to follow. In this case when Lennie runs away, George realizes his plan will never come to fruition. This is because the only reason the idea was created, was because of Lennie. As George was thinking, he knew what had happened to his plan. George then said “‘ An’ then I’ll come back an’ work another month …show more content…
Crooks, was an example of being lonely, because of the color of his skin. Slim was surprised when he learned that George and Lennie traveled together, because many people never traveled together. This was because of the difficulty to find jobs. In the second paragraph about motivation issues, Crooks talks about many people with the same ideas as George and Lennie. That many people such as George and Lennie have ideas on wanting to do something,but never seem to get the job done. George also gives up on the dream, because the sole motivation of wanting to get land was Lennie. John Steinbeck was trying to prove that the American dream was hard to get. Mainly because of the way a migrant workers life was shaped. Both themes connect to the American dream because if the person isn’t agitated easily, and is motivated, the American dream can be
The characters in the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck face struggles such as the idea of loneliness and motivation, when trying to achieve their goal. When migrant worker were working during the great depression, they did not really travel with others. This was mainly because of how hard it was to find a job for two people. This also lead to many people being angry, and having things go in the wrong way. This can be seen in the poem of “ To a Mouse ”, when Robert Burns talks about how someone's laid plans go wrong. This shows, that no matter what a person does, something is always going to go wrong. Of Mice and Men is based on this idea in plenty of ways. The first being loneliness, and the second …show more content…
People in the 30’s were not very motivated to get what was needed. People would always talk but never strive to achieve what the person wanted. This is shown when Crooks is talking to Lennie, about getting a farm. Lennie tells Crooks about the dream, yet Crooks explains “‘ They come an’ they quit an’ go on; an’ every damn one of em's got a little piece of land in his head ”’ ( Steinbeck 74). Crooks is explaining that many men, have the same ideas as Lennie and George, but not a single one put, the idea into action. All of the previous men never seem to want to save. All the men did what regular migrant workers did. That idea was to spend it all. Crooks could not be blamed, because there have been many people on the ranch, and not a single one implemented the idea. Crooks, for this reason, tells Lennie to forget about. Crooks only says this because of the prior knowledge of talking to other workers. Many people give up on ideas, if there is a very long time span for the idea. This also happens when people like to give up easily. When someone pulls out of an idea, the other people tend to follow. In this case when Lennie runs away, George realizes his plan will never come to fruition. This is because the only reason the idea was created, was because of Lennie. As George was thinking, he knew what had happened to his plan. George then said “‘ An’ then I’ll come back an’ work another month …show more content…
Crooks, was an example of being lonely, because of the color of his skin. Slim was surprised when he learned that George and Lennie traveled together, because many people never traveled together. This was because of the difficulty to find jobs. In the second paragraph about motivation issues, Crooks talks about many people with the same ideas as George and Lennie. That many people such as George and Lennie have ideas on wanting to do something,but never seem to get the job done. George also gives up on the dream, because the sole motivation of wanting to get land was Lennie. John Steinbeck was trying to prove that the American dream was hard to get. Mainly because of the way a migrant workers life was shaped. Both themes connect to the American dream because if the person isn’t agitated easily, and is motivated, the American dream can be