Sustainability provides the idea that the three pillars, social, economic, and environmental sustainability must all work together to thrive. Without these three pillars working together, nothing can live out to its full potential. The idea of maintaining this sustainability appears in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. In this story, the protagonist, George dreams of living on a subsistence farm with companion. Throughout the novel, many people join in on the dream, making it more realistic. The dream eventually dies with Curley’s wife as there is no longer hope to pursue the dream. Through the juxtaposition of George’s dream to real-life conditions, Steinbeck honors the three pillars of sustainability and argues that the failure to uphold each of these pillars diminishes the quality of life.
George’s idea of his own farm is perfectly compatible with the environment, although Steinbeck’s real world shows the downside of human interactions with the environment. George dreams about having his own farm. He dreams of not moving around all the time, but having his own subsistence farm. While dreaming, George proclames, “O.K. …show more content…
Steinbeck shows that sustainability can only be achieved if the three pillars of sustainability are honored. Throughout the novel, no matter how hard George tries, Steinbeck shows that humans and the environment cannot live side by side in harmony. The idea of sustainability is that all three pillars have to work in unison to thrive, and when Lennie kills Curley’s wife, he doesn’t allow the economic pillar to work with the two others therefore killing the dream for the rest of the group. Candy’s dream of living with George and Lennie on the farm is killed when the economic pillar is not fulfilled. Although Steinbeck's real world portrayal makes this dream of sustainability seem very impossible, it can be achieved, and the outcome would very
George’s idea of his own farm is perfectly compatible with the environment, although Steinbeck’s real world shows the downside of human interactions with the environment. George dreams about having his own farm. He dreams of not moving around all the time, but having his own subsistence farm. While dreaming, George proclames, “O.K. …show more content…
Steinbeck shows that sustainability can only be achieved if the three pillars of sustainability are honored. Throughout the novel, no matter how hard George tries, Steinbeck shows that humans and the environment cannot live side by side in harmony. The idea of sustainability is that all three pillars have to work in unison to thrive, and when Lennie kills Curley’s wife, he doesn’t allow the economic pillar to work with the two others therefore killing the dream for the rest of the group. Candy’s dream of living with George and Lennie on the farm is killed when the economic pillar is not fulfilled. Although Steinbeck's real world portrayal makes this dream of sustainability seem very impossible, it can be achieved, and the outcome would very