Imagine working on a farm as a migrant worker who barely gets paid and has very difficult work. Imagine having to not only take care of oneself but to have to take care of another human being during the Great Depression. This is the life of George and Lennie. They both are very poor and their dream is to be independent. They want to have many animals on their own ranch and do not want to listen to a boss. The dreams and goals of Curley's wife, Lennie, and George motivate the personality and behavior of these characters. Curley's wife's dream is to be an actress and, because of this, she always needs to be the center of attention. “I lived right in Salinas,” she said. “Come there when I was a kid. Well, a show come through, an’ I met one of
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“Well, we ain’t got any,” George exploded. “Whatever we ain’t got, that’s what you want. God a’mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble. No mess at all, and when the end of the month come I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want"(Steinbeck 10). This quote shows how George doesn't want to have to take care of Lennie but he has to because Lennie can't survive on his own. George knows this. He also promised Lennie's Aunt Clara that he would not leave Lennie. Throughout the entire novel, George has internal conflict with regard to Lennie. He cares for him but at the same time, he wants to have a life without him. George had to make some very tough decisions about Lennie. After Lennie killed Curley's wife, George knew that Lennie would be killed by someone at the ranch. He decided to take matters into his own hands because he didn't want Lennie to be tortured and he wanted Lennie's death to be peaceful. The dreams and goals of Curley's wife, George, and Lennie motivate the personality and behavior of these characters. One of the themes in Of Mice and Men is loneliness. Many of the dreams of these characters are related to the desire to not be lonely. The dream of Curley's wife to be an actress would mean that she wouldn't be lonely anymore and Lennie's dream to have animals on his ranch would prevent him from feeling lonely. This relates to life because most of us want companionship and do not want to be
“Well, we ain’t got any,” George exploded. “Whatever we ain’t got, that’s what you want. God a’mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble. No mess at all, and when the end of the month come I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want"(Steinbeck 10). This quote shows how George doesn't want to have to take care of Lennie but he has to because Lennie can't survive on his own. George knows this. He also promised Lennie's Aunt Clara that he would not leave Lennie. Throughout the entire novel, George has internal conflict with regard to Lennie. He cares for him but at the same time, he wants to have a life without him. George had to make some very tough decisions about Lennie. After Lennie killed Curley's wife, George knew that Lennie would be killed by someone at the ranch. He decided to take matters into his own hands because he didn't want Lennie to be tortured and he wanted Lennie's death to be peaceful. The dreams and goals of Curley's wife, George, and Lennie motivate the personality and behavior of these characters. One of the themes in Of Mice and Men is loneliness. Many of the dreams of these characters are related to the desire to not be lonely. The dream of Curley's wife to be an actress would mean that she wouldn't be lonely anymore and Lennie's dream to have animals on his ranch would prevent him from feeling lonely. This relates to life because most of us want companionship and do not want to be