Of Mice And Men Disillusionment Analysis

Disillusionment is something every person faces when they feel there life is not what they wanted for themselves. It’s how you overcome; it is how you are remembered for it, whether it be known by a million or one man. Some face it alone and some face with many. George faces this so called disillusionment of the so called American dream with Lennie. The American dream is something we all are thriving for and not only thriving for but to conquer it. That what the disillusionment of the American dream is.
What is the American dream? That is the question all Americans ask themselves. Some figure it out early in life some don’t find it until later in life. With George and Lennie, they found their American dream somewhat later in life and we're working field to field to try and achieve it. George knows what he wants in life and is working towards it. Lennie just wants to be with George and tend to the rabbits.
Lennie and George dream of owning their own farm and being their own bosses is a dream that’s in their grasp, but just seems to be out of their grasp at the same time. What does the farm mean to them? It means that through hard work and determination they have conquered the disillusionment of the American dream and craved out a …show more content…
But when you have a friendship like Georges and Lennie having that person to talk to ill help you and your soul along the way. An example of this would be when George found out Lennie had killed Curly’s wife he knew what he had to do to save Lennie from himself. Maybe George would have not had to worry about anyone if Lennie wasn’t around, but he would be like the rest of these men on the ranch all cold hearted and not feeling a thing for another person or their feeling. But with George and Lennie, they had each other and during that time period that was very uncommon and that’s what made their friendship much more mean