What Is The Difference Between Of Mice And Men The American Dream

Many hope and pray that their dream and wishes come true, some do and some don’t. Most of them don’t and nobody can admit failure. They blame their loss on other people or obstacles that they faced along the way. American was considered “The land of opportunity”, or “The Golden door”. Many new immigrants sailed to America because they heard it’s where dreams come true. The “American Dream” so to speak. The American dream was the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility for the family and children, achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers. There were however many barriers and immigrants came to know that the “American Dream”, did not cut out to be all they thought. In Of Mice and Men by John steinbeck
She is a common flirt. The Men around think she is nothing but a tramp, but curley’s wife thinks differently, like she’s the queen bee. The men on the farm however don’t know the whole story to why curley’s wife acts the way she does. Curley’s wife has a dream of her very own, she never loved curley and definitely never will. She always wanted to become a famous Hollywood actress, one that would sell out only the finest theatre’s in town, and would be known throughout the world. An' a guy told' me he could put me in pitchers…" She was breathless with indignation. "(Steinbeck 102.) Where did a women belong on a dirty farm anyway’s? Since there was no work for Curley’s wife to do and her dream was certainly not on the table anymore, she filled her day’s with courting the men and ordering around the ranch hands. "Well, you keep your place then, Nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain't even funny"(Steinbeck 120.) Curley's wife desperately wanted to feel like somebody special. She wanted to leave her little life in her small town behind with visions of grandeur. This is the familiar theme of loneliness and isolation so prevalent in this novella except from a young woman's point of
Just because people say blacks aren't worth anything or don’t belong in the world, doesn’t mean they don't want to achieve their own “American Dream”. Crooks had no significant dream, one all blacks dreamed would come true. He only wanted to be treated as an equal, and seen as one. "Well, jus’ forget it," said Crooks. "I didn't’ mean it. Jus’ foolin’. I wouldn't’ want to go no place like that." Crooks doesn't think any kind of dream is possible with white men. Crooks is too dejected. White men have shown him nothing but disdain so he doesn't see this dream as