The Role Of Dreams In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Without dreams there will be no ambition to follow. Dreams are important in people’s lives. They are what people aspire to have, different people have different dreams. This is illustrated in the book Of Mice and and Men by John Steinbeck. Various characters have various dreams that helps them further develop themselves as a character. The dreams that each of the characters had in the novel made up their attitude and outlook on like. Dreams play an important role in Of Mice and Men, they motivate the characters, and dictate their actions.
The characters dreams play an important role in the novel Of Mice and Men. Curley's wife does not like her life on the farm, she would much rather live her dream as a showgirl with a good connection with the people around her. She told Lennie about her aspirations of being a showgirl, “Coulda
An’ I coulda sat in them big hotels an’ had pitchers took of me” (Steinbeck 89). Curley’s wife always believed she could achieve these dreams, when in reality the dreams were always out of her grasp because she was stuck on the ranch. The dream of Curley’s wife to be a showgirl would lead to the demise of her and the dreams she had. In a similar way Candy’s dream to leave the farm with George and Lennie gave him an important role and a sense of purpose in his life. Candy always dreamed of leaving the ranch and his dreams almost became reality when he met George and Lennie. In a conversation between George, Lennie, and Candy, Candy offers to help them and their dream,“Maybe if I could give you guys my money, you’ll let me in the garden even after I ain’t no good at it” (Steinback 60). The dream of Candy is to escape the mundanity of the ranch and be useful to others. Candy wishes to be apart of their dream, by offering help and even offering money to their situation. The thought of the dream acted as an