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Of Mice And Men Ephemeral Analysis

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Living during a time where it is hard to make ends meet is hard enough, but trying to succeed is even harder. In John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, many characters face the predicament of trying to prevail during a difficult time in America’s history, the Great Depression. Many of the characters have one common fantasy, to get out of the life that they presently have and move to a place they can call their own. However, these dreams are ephemeral because of many issues. Steinbeck’s story conveys the concept that even when people work their hardest, they might not reach their dreams. George and Lennie are the two main characters in this novella. George is Lennie’s superviser because Lennie is mentally challenged and is unable to function …show more content…

All she wanted to do with her life is to become a movie star and be recognized. She does not get a lot of time to be able to talk to anyone so when Lennie starts to listen to her talk, she takes full advantage of the situation and talks and talks to him until she is unfortunately killed. Before her death, she had many setbacks happen to her. “‘Went out to the Riverside Dance Palace with him. He says he was gonna put me in the movies. Says I was a natural. Soon’s he got back to Hollywood he was gonna write to me about it.’ She looked closely at Lennie to see whether she was impressing him. ‘I never got that letter’” (Steinbeck 88). Curly’s wife’s only dream is to be a movie star and she is not able to follow her dreams because she never got the letter. This is crucial because she tried her hardest to become a movie star and she is still unable to succeed. Lennie and Curley's wife are unable to reach their dreams even though they tried as hard as they could. Lennie is unable to take care of the rabbits he so desperately wants to and Curley’s wife is unable to become the movie star that she dreamed about for her whole life. Their dreams are crushed in seconds when they find out they can not be achieved. Steinbeck’s story leaves a lasting impression on the reader that even if you continue to work towards your dream, it might not come

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