How Does Steinbeck Present Curley's Dream In Of Mice And Men

Mr. Curley’s has a dream to be an important and to be a powerful factor on the ranch. Mr. Curley is greedy when it comes to possessing power over those who work on the ranch. An example of his arrogance would be when he tells Lennie, “Well, nex’ time you answer when you’re spoke too.” (Steinbeck 26). Mr. Curley talks condescendingly to the men on the ranch especially Lennie. Mr. Curley doesn’t feel like feeling in competition with other men when it comes to having power on the ranch. Curley might feel insecure about his size which is why “He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys.” (Steinbeck 26), Curley almost feels intimidated by the bigger men working for him by demonstrating his power that he holds over them. He

Curley's idea of the American Dream is to be successful and famous by one day becoming an actress. The Statue of Liberty is a woman and was displayed in 1886. The Statue of Liberty gives that strong and important status to females that Mrs. Curley was hoping to achieve with the development of her fame. Unfortunately her dreams are shot down by her mother and she is restricted to staying on the ranch by Mr. Curley. Mrs. Curley lives her life expressing much regret and guilt for not following her dreams by saying, "Coulda been in the movies, an' had nice clothes." (Steinbeck 86). This shows that she wasn't successful and famous like she had dreamed of being and wishes that she were somewhere else rather than on the farm imprisoned by Mr. Curley. This is shown again when she is telling Lennie "I aiusednt to livin' like this. I coulda made something of myself but my old lady wouldn't let" (Steinbeck 85). Mrs. Curley's life didn't end up nearly like she had dreamed of. She says that" They left all of the weak ones here" (Steinbeck 75) referring to all the ones that were left on the farm to make a life, not knowing that she was included. Mrs. Curley had high expectations of what she would become of one day, and they weren't coming true. She was living on a farm with a controlling husband and says "I get lonely" (Steinbeck 84). The only people she had to talk to were men working like