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Dreams sometimes are inconspicuous, and at times they can be elusive. Additionally, dreams do not attract nor require a copious amount of attention and they reside covertly in the back of someone 's mind. Perhaps the person has not elected to share their dream, so over time, it becomes a work of tired thoughts and ideas that have grown old and the person misplaces or forgets their own dream. More importantly, it is difficult to identify why some dreams incessantly linger in one 's thoughts. The dream doesn’t burn out, instead, it becomes louder and converts into unorganized patterns. If a dream doesn’t stop, then it becomes callous and a challenge to ignore. Rarely, it transforms into an obsession that loiters in one’s mind, yet the owner doesn’t send it away. In Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie’s dream and the
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George and Lennie appear to share the same dream, but it is evident that it is George’s dream. Specifically, Lennie goes along with the dream and perhaps at some point, he took ownership of the idea, but it was always George’s dream. Eventually, Lennie starts to fall in love with the dream. Unfortunately, Lennie doesn’t know better or enough and does things that hinder the chances of George’s dream materializing. “Lennie said, “George.” “Yeah?” “I done another bad thing.” “It don’t make no difference,” George said, and he fell silent again.” 6.343-37. Grief and disappointment began to settle into George’s dream, but this is a habit Of Mice and Men and how it seems to build upon loneliness and in a sense, defeat. Consequently, dreams sew together the misery and imagination that John Steinbeck designed, in order to convey his ideas about the human nature and its tendency to dream. Perhaps George knew his dream was going to permanently reside as a dream, and he couldn’t undo what human nature has proven, that dreaming is
Clean forgot I told him to jump in. Well, I ain’t done nothing like that no more” “(40). George learned that Lennie wasn’t just some dummy he can play with whenever he desires just for fun and attention, he learned that Lennie was someone of great importance to him, and having him in such a near death incident terrified George immensely. George learns many things from the mistakes Lennie and him make, one being, he learns that even though they make mistakes, mistakes are what
“Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night” (3). The book begins by Lennie already being a huge handful for George to take care of. He takes care of Lennie not because he has too, but he wants too. George is always helping him out throughout life, since there’s no one else that’s there for them.
The novel Of Mice and Men shows the continuous hope within a dream that both Lennie and George Attain throughout the book, and how it affects decisions made
“He looked at the back of Lennie’s head at the place where the spine and skull were joined” (105) in John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, the main character, George Milton, had to make the difficult decision to end the life of his friend, Lennie Smalls. This explains some of what was happening in George’s brain when killing Lennie. What's happening is that he wanted to end it himself so know one would hurt him even more that what George was doing. Although most people would agree that killing another person is wrong. George is justified in killing Lennie because Lennie did not know what he was doing, Lennie made George’s life difficult, and George know their dream would never come true.
George was silent (103). Lennie knew what he did was bad but to him it was just something that happened all the time with rabbits and mice. He didn't understand the damage he caused but George did and he knew what the right thing to do was. George’s best friend was Lennie and he cares about him a lot which is what made the situation he was in a lot more
At this time this dream was almost unachievable for just about anyone especially someone in Lennie and George's
Steinbeck watched it happen and no one could stop it till it was too late. Does George’s dream that turned into
Dreams are just conceptions of our mind for longing for more out of our selves. The problem of trying to process or make these dreams happen is the fact that we feel that these dreams will become burden upon not just our body, but our mind as well. For many this may be true, but in the case of George Smalls, this is not the case. George’s Dream or main goal is to be able to care of Lennie. This one dream has influenced most of his choices and has actual become a part of him.
They learn that the obstacles that come about can affect the person’s dreams in either a positive or negative way. In the short story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant a woman named Madame Loisel repeatedly dreams about a life of luxury. Even though she is not a poor
Lennie almost drowned and died that day. That was the day when George realized that Lennie was his responsibility and he needed to care for him. Another quote is on page 118 “You hadda, George. I swear you hadda.” (Slim).
Through George’s journey in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Steinbeck conveys that fate creates a quester’s path, no matter how much effort and willpower is put into getting to what the quester thinks is their final destination. George has a place to go and a goal to reach, but he doesn’t end up where he wants to. English Literature Professor Thomas C. Foster’s explanation of a quest includes a quester, the quester having a place to go, and a goal they know they want to reach. George having a place to go is shown in the beginning of the book, when George and Lennie are on their way to the new ranch.
Imagine the last time you did something for someone else. Think about if you got something or were expecting something in return. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George takes care of Lennie who is cognitively delayed. George sacrifices everything he has to care for Lennie just as much as he cares for himself. A true companion does the most selfless acts for their partner.
In this literary novella, Steinbeck digs into the idea of the nature of dreams and that each man must make sacrifices or battle some other outside force to make a dream come true. This follows with the theme that humans give meaning to their life and future by creating dreams. George and Lennie both have vast dreams that influence them in different
Their dream helps keep Lennie out of trouble, gives George hope and stability, it also gives them both the gift of companionship and friendship, though the dream ends up affecting both men very differently. For
In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the character George undergoes a major physiological changes due to the had work from the physical environment, the geographical seclusion, and the cultural environment created by the men he works with; these factors cause him to realise that he needs to get rid of his only companion Lennie, who is dragging him down into a life that George is unhappy living, even though it is a tough choice to make. First off, the physical environment causes him to change because and see he needs to leave his friend because it is hard to survive because of the draining workload. The setting of this novel takes place on a farm, but it is soon learned that they have been working on farms for awhile, and that hard work is a the only lifestyle