The Tragedy Of Men In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

The Common Dream of Men during the Great Depression The two main characters, George and Lennie have a shared dream of owning their own farm where they are their own bosses and Lennie can tend to rabbits. George originally believed that this dream would never happen, but continued to say it would to make Lennie happy. Later, George told the story of the dream so much that he actually believed they could live on that farm. Many of the men in Of Mice and Men have a common dream of a farm or a special place where they own it, George and Lennie along with Candy share this dream; however, there are a few forces that stop them. Many of the characters have admitted they have had or still have a similar dream to George and Lennie’s including Candy and even Crooks. While George and Lennie discuss their …show more content…
George has to make sure they have a plan just in case Lennie gets in trouble again. If Lennie does, he can be safe because George knows he would have gotten in trouble again. Lennie always gets in trouble like George always says "Lennie if you jus' happen to get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an' hide in the brush…"(130). As a matter of fact, Lennie eventually goes to this place and is proud that he remembers what George tells him, but then feels guilty for killing Curley's wife. Additionally, when George and Lennie were in Weed, Lennie wanted to feel a lady’s soft dress, but she started to scream, which made Lennie hold tighter, and eventually, the girl screamed “rape” and they had to leave or else Lennie would have been killed. Because Lennie gets into trouble so much , they have to go from job to job, meaning they don't have a stable income meaning it takes a long time to save up money. Also, Lennie got in so much trouble by killing Curley's wife that the chances for them having their farm no longer