The Great depression was a bad time for unemployed people in the US.The Great Depression was a time when there was one of the greatest economic downfalls in the history of the United States. The book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck shows the life of a few migrant workers who worked for months to achieve the American Dream.The American dream was The opportunity to earn and make life delightful, regardless of your race or ethnicity. John Steinbeck shows the American dream as an Unachievable dream that people had in the 1930’s.
As many Migrant workers, The main characters of the book George and Lennie also had an Idea of the American Dream, they just wanted some property of their own. A story that Lennie wants to hear over and over again, the story about George and Lennie putting up a "stake" to buy a ranch, “ ‘We’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres and an’ a cow and some pigs and ---’ ‘ An’ live off the fatta the lan’ ” Pg 14. George and Lennie want to own something, they want to live for themselves, not for someone else. John Steinbeck says this to show that the American Dream was …show more content…
Candy overhears George and Lennie’s story About them having a house and land and then shows Interest by saying “you know where’s a place like that” pg 59 and begins the conversation between him and George. Candy goes on to say "S'pose I went in with you guys. Tha's three hundred and fifty bucks I'd put in" pg 59 Showing that he has Interest in the American dream and wants to fulfill it. John Steinbeck Shows candy to have the interest to imply that most migrant workers wanted to make a living. John Steinbeck Showed candy’s expression when Curley's wife was accidentally killed by Lennie to express that the American dream could not be
As many Migrant workers, The main characters of the book George and Lennie also had an Idea of the American Dream, they just wanted some property of their own. A story that Lennie wants to hear over and over again, the story about George and Lennie putting up a "stake" to buy a ranch, “ ‘We’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres and an’ a cow and some pigs and ---’ ‘ An’ live off the fatta the lan’ ” Pg 14. George and Lennie want to own something, they want to live for themselves, not for someone else. John Steinbeck says this to show that the American Dream was …show more content…
Candy overhears George and Lennie’s story About them having a house and land and then shows Interest by saying “you know where’s a place like that” pg 59 and begins the conversation between him and George. Candy goes on to say "S'pose I went in with you guys. Tha's three hundred and fifty bucks I'd put in" pg 59 Showing that he has Interest in the American dream and wants to fulfill it. John Steinbeck Shows candy to have the interest to imply that most migrant workers wanted to make a living. John Steinbeck Showed candy’s expression when Curley's wife was accidentally killed by Lennie to express that the American dream could not be