Society often defeats those dreams because of temptation of short-term happiness, like games, and how hard it is to achieve those dreams. Everything has to line up for dreams to happen, and most of the time, that does not occur because they are not “socially fit” and therefore, they are disposed of. In Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, he illustrates through Lennie’s helplessness, innocence and childishness that people need to be able to match society demands, while George’s paternalistic yet controlling and irresponsible personality shows that not everyone can achieve their dreams because of obstacles. Steinbeck is showing that society is not fair. It does not care if you are muscular or smart; it only cares if you can do what it dictates you to do. It unkindly throws whatever it can at you and some people survive and some don’t. Every adult should be aware of what society throws at you and they need to be cognizant of what they need to do in order to achieve their dreams; otherwise, the dream will never be
Society often defeats those dreams because of temptation of short-term happiness, like games, and how hard it is to achieve those dreams. Everything has to line up for dreams to happen, and most of the time, that does not occur because they are not “socially fit” and therefore, they are disposed of. In Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, he illustrates through Lennie’s helplessness, innocence and childishness that people need to be able to match society demands, while George’s paternalistic yet controlling and irresponsible personality shows that not everyone can achieve their dreams because of obstacles. Steinbeck is showing that society is not fair. It does not care if you are muscular or smart; it only cares if you can do what it dictates you to do. It unkindly throws whatever it can at you and some people survive and some don’t. Every adult should be aware of what society throws at you and they need to be cognizant of what they need to do in order to achieve their dreams; otherwise, the dream will never be