Comparing The American Dream In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Of Mice and Men Essay The American dream is something that all Americans try to achieve. Sometimes, the American dream cannot be achieved because of what you are in life. The dream is also attainable for people who are in a position for power. Of mice and men has shown us how the American dream can be possible for anyone, how it excludes some people from achieving that dream, and how people in a possession in power have a better chance of achieving the dream.
The American dream is possible for most people to have. Lennie and George’s American dream is to own a farm. "We gonna get a little place. We'll have a cow, an we'll have maybe a pig chickens.” This shows that their American dream is possible. the dream also shows that it can be achieved by people that always have to run away from their jobs. The dream that curley's wife wants is to be an actor and somebody. “Well. A show came through an I
Curley uses his power to achieve the dream that he has. “That’s the boss’s son.” This puts Curley in a position of power. He is able to get his dream a lot faster because he is wealthy and has control over the ranch. Also, Curleys dream can be achieved a lot because of all the perks that he had when he was born and how he is able to get all of those things done due to the position that he had on the farm. George manipulated Lennie so he can get his dream of the fifty dollars. “No mess at all, and when the end of the month comes I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want. Why, I could stay in a cat house all night, I could eat any place I want, hotel or any place, and order any damn thing I could think of.” This is showing Georges dream in life and how he is in a position of power to do this. Also this is showing the dream that george had wanted if he didn’t have to take care of Lennie. All of these dreams show how the American dream could be