The American dream was a time in the 1920s during the great depression where George and Lennie attempt their success in there dream, but face many obstacles as they try to achieve it. As George and Lennie’s dream is to raise a farm with there own animals, Lennie’s minor mental disability is tough as Lennie tends to kill anything he he gets attached to. George sees Lennie stroking a dead mouse that Lennie killed unintentionally George says “you gonna give me that mouse or do I have to sock you.” Lennie replies “They was so little id pet them and pretty soon they bit my fingers so I pitched their little heads and then they be dead.” Because of Lennie’s disability this leaves George having to watch over Lennie which interferes with Georges independent
