Comparison Of George And Lennie's Dream In Of Mice And Men

In the times of the Great Depression, many people decided to move to California in hope of a better lifestyle for themselves. It was shown that they had many hopes going into this, but in the end realized the difficulties and finally settled into the harsh and lonely lifestyle. This goes hand and hand with the novel “Of Mice and Men” since they share a similar viewpoint on the dreams and hopes of migrant workers. People moved to California for the simple dream of a job, they heard of the long growing seasons and wide variety of crops that dwelled in California. In the novel George and Lennie’s dream is to own their own farm, they take up ranch work in hope of earning enough money. When the workers migrated to California they faced reality.