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

Not everyone can achieve their dreams, even if they work hard enough. This is seen in the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. In the novel Of Mice and Men there are Many dreams, some that get fulfilled and some that do not. Sometimes those dreams are affected by the person who made them, like George and his dream of having an easy life. Or like Curley’s wife's mother who destroyed Curley’s wife's dreams of being an actress.
Dreams can be affected by anyone but most especially by those Who had them. One example of such an occurrence is how George could've dropped Lennie and lived an easy life, but he didn’t . George affected his own dream of an easy life by staying with Lennie. Another Key point of someone affecting their own dreams was When Lennie ruined his dream of tending the rabbits by killing Curley’s wife. George had told Lennie that he had to stay away from Curley's wife but he

One example of this is Curley's wife's dream of being an actress. Her dream was affected by her mother who took her letter. When Curley's wife was younger she had two separate chances to become an actress, once when she was a kid and a kid from a traveling show told her she should go with the show and be an actress. Another time was when she met someone who said she was a natural and that he was gonna put her in the movies. Both times her mother made it so she couldn't go. Not to mention this Quote,” I always thought my ol' lady stole it...." Curley’s wile Pg88). To clarify, Curley’s wife was talking about how the man she met said he would send her a letter, and thought her mom took it. Additionally, Crooks also had a dream that was affected by someone else. When Crooks heard about George, Lennie, and Candy’s dream from Lennie and Candy, he wanted to join them, but when Curley's wife came into his room and threatened him, he didn't want to go through the same thing with Candy, Lennie, and