Despite hard work, dreams don't always come true. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George and Lennie work hard, but in the end, their dreams didn't come true. They both have a dream of owning a small farm with land and animals, where no one's in charge of them and they can do what they want. Throughout the story they both work hard at their jobs and try to stay out of trouble. But in the end, their dreams didn't come true despite their efforts. George and Lennie have always had a dream to own a place of their own where nobody would be the boss of them, so they could “live off the fatta the lan”(56). Because Lennie held onto the girl's dress and made a huge misunderstanding, both Lennie and George got into a lot of trouble so
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First, they work hard to look for a job after they had to flee Weed. There wasn't a lot of jobs available during the depression so it must have taken a while to find a job and then to travel all the way to the ranch. This is when George says, “I bet it was more than four miles. Damn hot day”(4). They were determined to get to the ranch because they walked four miles on a boiling day instead they could have just gone somewhere else and not show up for their job. Also, when they were at the ranch they worked hard at their job. They had to “buck barley bags”(23) which were not light: they weighed up to 218 pounds! And they had to buck barley all day every day. Imagine doing that all day for months. Also, throughout their job they saved up their money, unlike other men who would waste it and spend it at cat houses and alcohol. When George says, “Me an’ Lennie’s rollin’ up a stake”(53) It means that they're saving up their money unlike when Slim says, “You oughtta come in town with us guys tomorra night”(52). Which shows that the rest of the guys are going to go into town and spend their money instead of saving it. George also worked hard to keep Lennie out of trouble, and that takes a lot of work. Such as when George says to Lennie,”You try to keep away from him, will you? Don't never speak to him. If he comes in here you move clear to the other side of the room”(29). George is trying to …show more content…
We knew the exact moment in the book that their dream wouldn't be able to happen anymore, just because of an accident with Curley’s wife, “and he shook her; and her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck”(91). This was the moment we knew that Lennie couldn't go back from this mistake. That no one would forgive him for this, and that he couldn't run from an accident as bad as this one. When George is talking to Lennie by the pond and he's about to shoot him, he's talking about how they're going to the farm right now saying, “You...an’ me”(106). Showing us George's hesitation means that he knows that he's not going to be there with Lennie. Then the moment George decided to kill Lennie, is when knew the dream wouldn't go on without him. Because this whole dream had been including the both of them and had started with them. They planned it together and they were supposed to do it
First, they work hard to look for a job after they had to flee Weed. There wasn't a lot of jobs available during the depression so it must have taken a while to find a job and then to travel all the way to the ranch. This is when George says, “I bet it was more than four miles. Damn hot day”(4). They were determined to get to the ranch because they walked four miles on a boiling day instead they could have just gone somewhere else and not show up for their job. Also, when they were at the ranch they worked hard at their job. They had to “buck barley bags”(23) which were not light: they weighed up to 218 pounds! And they had to buck barley all day every day. Imagine doing that all day for months. Also, throughout their job they saved up their money, unlike other men who would waste it and spend it at cat houses and alcohol. When George says, “Me an’ Lennie’s rollin’ up a stake”(53) It means that they're saving up their money unlike when Slim says, “You oughtta come in town with us guys tomorra night”(52). Which shows that the rest of the guys are going to go into town and spend their money instead of saving it. George also worked hard to keep Lennie out of trouble, and that takes a lot of work. Such as when George says to Lennie,”You try to keep away from him, will you? Don't never speak to him. If he comes in here you move clear to the other side of the room”(29). George is trying to …show more content…
We knew the exact moment in the book that their dream wouldn't be able to happen anymore, just because of an accident with Curley’s wife, “and he shook her; and her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck”(91). This was the moment we knew that Lennie couldn't go back from this mistake. That no one would forgive him for this, and that he couldn't run from an accident as bad as this one. When George is talking to Lennie by the pond and he's about to shoot him, he's talking about how they're going to the farm right now saying, “You...an’ me”(106). Showing us George's hesitation means that he knows that he's not going to be there with Lennie. Then the moment George decided to kill Lennie, is when knew the dream wouldn't go on without him. Because this whole dream had been including the both of them and had started with them. They planned it together and they were supposed to do it