Does achieving a goal take tremendous of hard work? Of Mice and Men is a novel written by author John Steinbeck. The story was about two displaced migrant which were friends and they had to move from place to place to work and have different occupation opportunities. After a while, they had some problems in their work which made it little hard for George and Lennie to achieve their goals. George, Lennie, and Candy had to face some obstacles, and they couldn't accomplish their dreams. Although they wanted to have freedom and own a little farm, this did not happen in the book because Lennie made tough choices which cost them to lose their dreams and goals.
George is physically small with very sharp features, and he …show more content…
He is a handyman and had lost his right hand for some money for his future goal. Candy was the oldest one in the ranch and his age is making him useless. His dream is just like George and Lennie, he seizes on George description of the farm and that Lennie and George been working together, Candy offered his life’s savings if he can join George and Lennie future dreams and owning land. Candy was lonely and had troubles, he can not achieve his goal because he is a little old guy and cannot do everything by himself. “ Candy interrupted him, "I'd make a will an' leave my share to you guys in case I kick off, 'cause I ain't got no relatives nor nothing”(58). This represent that he really want to work with them and he do not have a family, nor someone that can take care of him. Candy had some money that he kept when he cut his hand which he, George, and Lennie made a deal and they let him pay some money and they can live on their own farm. Last but not least, George and Lennie ruined their dream which George killed Lennie on his head and they are all done and there is nothing called their dream farm and land. George reached into his side pocket and brought out Carlson's Luger, “He napped off the safety, and the hand and gun lay on the ground behind Lennie's back” (104). He looked at the back of Lennie's head, at the place where the spine and skull were joined. And shot at his head which obviously Lennie died. Pretty much there is nothing that they can do about all their dreams and goals, they disappeared. George and Candy cannot do anything so they just stay in the barn and maybe George goes to prison and that's their