“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe” (“ Dreams Quotes”). The saying in this quote is that one must dream ,but also believe that is what Lennie, George, and Crooks did. For Lennie, George, and Crooks their dreams were harder to reach. Dreams affect the characters of of Mice and Men through Lennie causing trouble, George choosing to care for Lennie, and Crooks being limited by being African American. First of all, Dreams affect Lennie because he was always causing trouble. He does not have the mental capacity to know that he did something wrong. In the past Lennie has gotten himself into many problems. The fact that Lennie himself is a huge man, shapeless face, large pale eyes, and wide sloping shoulders it makes him seem as if he can care for himself and that he does not need anyone else 's help. In reality he is innocent, friendly, he does not get a lot of things, and he gets really nervous. When he gets nervous he panics and that is what always gets him in trouble. For example. “ Maybe like that time in Weed you was telling me about” ( Steinbeck 97). George was talking to Slim about Weed. Lennie and George had a dream and to own property, a house, and rabbits, but with Lennie’s mental health problem, it is hard to get property because he always does something bad. Since Lennie is always getting in trouble they always have to move. “ Well look, we are going to work on a ranch like the one we come from up north” ( Steinbeck 6). From Lennie getting in trouble they would have to move he was always causing trouble. For example, Lennie “ Jus’ wanted to feel that girl’s dress - jus’ wanted to pet it like it was a mouse - Well how the hell did she know you jus’ wanted to feel her dress? She jerks back and you hold on like it was a mouse” (Steinbeck 11). From Lennie always causing trouble and George always having to help him get out of trouble it is hard to care for Lennie. Lennie is very forgetful so George always has to remind him of something . By Lennie always getting in trouble and being forgetful it pushes his and George’s dream back. Secondly, George’s dream does not come any easier to get to because he chooses to care for Lennie. In spite of George being small ,quick , dark of a face, restless eyes, sharp features, some would think Lennie could be caring for him, not the opposite. George cares for Lennie because his aunt Clara passed away. Lennie’s aunt Clara took him in when he was a baby and raised him. When his aunt Clara passed away Lennie just came around and went with George. “ An’ you ain’t gonna do no bad things like you done in Weed, neither” ( Steinbeck 7). This is George telling Lennie not to do anything bad . For example, George tells him do not talk to anybody only do work. George will do all the talking. If Lennie gets scared he would panic, and if he panics, he would hold on to the object. Another example is “You go get wood. An’ don’t you fool around. It’ll be dark before long” (Steinbeck 8 ). By this quote some can tell that Lennie is childish since
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Since Lennie is always getting in trouble it is hard to stay in one town him and George move from many towns. For George having to care for Lennie and for himself it is harder to get things the way he wants. Lastly for Crooks being limited his dreams were affected because he was a different color than the rest of the men. Like said in the quote “ To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream.” They all wanted their dream to come dream. George and Lennie were acting, but their dream was to hard to accomplish because of the many mistakes that got in the way. Crooks was only dreaming he did not act. He did not act because if he took action there would be consequences, some could even lead to
Since Lennie is always getting in trouble it is hard to stay in one town him and George move from many towns. For George having to care for Lennie and for himself it is harder to get things the way he wants. Lastly for Crooks being limited his dreams were affected because he was a different color than the rest of the men. Like said in the quote “ To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream.” They all wanted their dream to come dream. George and Lennie were acting, but their dream was to hard to accomplish because of the many mistakes that got in the way. Crooks was only dreaming he did not act. He did not act because if he took action there would be consequences, some could even lead to