Luiz Maldonado
Ms. krzewski
American Literature
21 February, 2018
Of Mice and Men Essay
In the book, “Of Mice and Men”, John Steinbeck talks about the failure of the American Dream. Taking place in the Salinas River Valley during the Great Depression. John Steinbeck uses George, Candy, and Curley's wife to show the failure of the American Dream. To begin, John Steinbeck uses George to show the failure of the American Dream. George is a short bossy man. But he’s also a kind and caring person, he watches out for Lennie and take him with him wherever he goes. He’s a strong worker too. When George explains his dream he tells it to Lennie like it’s a bedtime story while they sit near the brush and rest. George says,” Someday- we’re gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres and a cow and some pigs”, (Steinbeck, pg. 14). George's dream is to own a house with Lennie and have their own property and animals. He wants to stop moving and just live in one place with Lennie with no troubles. As the story continues, Lennie gets into some trouble causing chaos around the ranch. George then feels upset and knows that he can’t have Lennie around anymore. He’ll just keep making mistakes …show more content…
Candy is an old man with no right hand and an old dog. He is always kind to the other men. But the men think he’s useless because he's weak. As Candy explains to George and Lennie's his dream he says,” S’pose I went with you guys. That’s three hundred and fifty I’d put in. I could cook and tend the chickens and hoe the garden. I ain’t got no relatives nor nothing”. (Steinbeck, pg. 59). This shows that Candy wants to be useful and help raise money to get the house that George and Lennie were planning to live on. However, as the story goes on, George and Lennie get into some trouble making it difficult for Candy to help them. This proves that the American dream fails because
Ms. krzewski
American Literature
21 February, 2018
Of Mice and Men Essay
In the book, “Of Mice and Men”, John Steinbeck talks about the failure of the American Dream. Taking place in the Salinas River Valley during the Great Depression. John Steinbeck uses George, Candy, and Curley's wife to show the failure of the American Dream. To begin, John Steinbeck uses George to show the failure of the American Dream. George is a short bossy man. But he’s also a kind and caring person, he watches out for Lennie and take him with him wherever he goes. He’s a strong worker too. When George explains his dream he tells it to Lennie like it’s a bedtime story while they sit near the brush and rest. George says,” Someday- we’re gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres and a cow and some pigs”, (Steinbeck, pg. 14). George's dream is to own a house with Lennie and have their own property and animals. He wants to stop moving and just live in one place with Lennie with no troubles. As the story continues, Lennie gets into some trouble causing chaos around the ranch. George then feels upset and knows that he can’t have Lennie around anymore. He’ll just keep making mistakes …show more content…
Candy is an old man with no right hand and an old dog. He is always kind to the other men. But the men think he’s useless because he's weak. As Candy explains to George and Lennie's his dream he says,” S’pose I went with you guys. That’s three hundred and fifty I’d put in. I could cook and tend the chickens and hoe the garden. I ain’t got no relatives nor nothing”. (Steinbeck, pg. 59). This shows that Candy wants to be useful and help raise money to get the house that George and Lennie were planning to live on. However, as the story goes on, George and Lennie get into some trouble making it difficult for Candy to help them. This proves that the American dream fails because