Mice and Men and A Raisin in the Sun Achieving your Dreams " Lose your dreams and you will lose your mind," once sang Mick Jagger in "Ruby Tuesday." Dreams are viewed different but they don't always come true. In the novels Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and the novel Out of the dust by Karen Hesse, dreams are viewed in different perspectives. John Stenbeck is telling you to strive for your goals and to work towards them because your dreams can get deferred and destroyed. When the opinion of Hansberry is implying that dreams can come true if you try hard, even if you're going through tough times. Karen Hesse is reiterating that you should not let anything interfere with accomplishing your goals. Dreams deferred usually end up being diminished from existence. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck the characters dreams, which are put on, hold all get destroyed. Lennie's dream was to live on the land in which he owned and to tend the rabbits (pg.14). He finally was almost about to achieve his dream in a month but after working in a ranch for a few days he killed Curly's wife by accident (pg.94) so he dies and also loses all his dreams so his dreams are pessimistic. Also with Lennie's dream being destroyed also George's dream was which was also to live on a ranch so (pg.7). This happens because he can't make his dream reality without Lennie showing pessimistic out view on dreams. Dreams only can bring you so far it all depends on what your destiny is. This is because even though Lennie and George's dreams were crushed even though they tried there hardest to reach them also Candy, Crooks and Curly's wife dreams were ruined too. Candy didn't have anything so he wanted grow old on the ranch with George and Lennie (pg59-60) but then Lennie kills Curly's Wife and his dream dies (pg.94). Candy's dreams end in a pessimistic outlook because all he wanted got destroyed leaving him with nothing. Crooks dream was to be respected and not looked at for his color and wanted to live on the ranch with Curly Lennie and George (pg.64). Even though he wanted this he noticed by what Curly's wife said to him that his dream will never be achieved, so he changes his mind (pg.83) making none of his dreams become reality. Curly's wife also had a dream to be a star (pg.88) but after marrying Curly her dream ended up to be deferred for a while. Then she died (pg.94) losing her dreams ever becoming a star someday. Steinbeck has a pessimistic out view on dreams and is reiterating that dreams are only an idea, which is nice to think of but far from reality. Even though Steinbeck has a pessimistic out view on dreams other people can have a more optimistic outlook. In the play Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, dreams aren't optimistic but aren't pessimistic because some of the dreams become reality and some don't. Walter Lee's dream was to own a liquor store by using the money the insurance company gave to the family because of Walter Sr. death (pg.70). Even though Walter wasn't suppose to use the money for the liquor store he did and lost all the money and Beneatha's money for medical school (128-129). The dreams were put in a pessimistic outlook because even though they were so close in achieving there dreams they don't happen. In addition Ruth wanted to have her child and not to have an abortion (pg.58) and wanted to move in to a bigger house to have her child (pg.93-94). Her dream did come true and was able to move and to have her child (pg.148) making her dreams become reality. Also Mama's dream happened which was to move and the dream to give her children a better life (pg.44-45). This showed an optimistic view on dreams even though some dreams prevail some have to get deferred for a while longer. Other characters in the play A Raisin in the Sun had dreams like Asagi and George. Asagi wanted to marry Beneatha and to help her find who she was (pg.62-63) and his nation of Nigeria to become independent. Even though when the play ends it doesn't say if he marries Beneatha, it does say he will be going back to his native country showing a more optimistic outlook on what will happen to Asagi's dreams. George's dream of marrying Beneatha (pg.96) isn't as optimistic as Asagi because the dream is destroyed by Beneatha not wanting to marry him (pg.97). Hansberry's outlooks on dream aren't as pessimistic as Of Mice and Men but aren't as optimistic as the novel Out of the Dust. In the novel Out of The Dust, after many unfortunate times the characters in the novel still try they're hardest for their dreams to become reality. Billie Jo dream is to play her piano and travel by doing so (pg.15) but after the accident, her hands get destroyed making her unable to play the piano but she tried to play the piano again and her hands started to heal (pg.227) making her dream not being looked at in a negative way but optimistically because now someday she might become very good again. Billie Jo's Dad dreams were to have a son (pg.34) and his crops to grow but nothing did (pg.34). Even though this old dreams died of having a son with his old wife because she died, his new dream becomes reality which was to have someone to grow old with to help his dreams become reality also now maybe with Louise he can have a son(pg 158) and he also found out how to do crop rotation (pg.226) so now his crops were starting to grow again making his dreams end optimistically. Billie Jo's Mother also had dreams to have a son (pg.69) and to have a successful farm (pg.40) but then she died and her dreams does as well (pg.70). Hesse is telling you to have an optimistic out look on dreams because even though some dreams have to be alter some dreams come true. In Out of The Dust other characters also had dreams they wanted to fulfill. Mad Dog wanted to become a music performer (pg 132). His dream happened when he go to sing on the radio (pg.182) so his dream ends optimistically. Louise dream is to be part of Billie Jo's family without replacing Billie Jo's mother (pg.214) and it becomes reality .Hesse out look on dreams in this novel is some dreams happen and some dreams do. Her book is more optimistic then Of Mice and Men and A Raisin in the Sun. Dreams deferred sometimes happen and sometimes don't. During the novel Of Mice and Men all the characters dreams are destroyed. While in the play A Raisin in the Sun sometimes dreams occur and some dreams don't. Then in Out of The Dust most of the characters dreams do occur or get altered because of problems, which happened. Dreams sometimes are meant to be to become reality and some times aren't.
Dreams are there to make the illusion of the impossible, you must always strive to do the impossible. Two people have shown that it is possible to achieve the impossible, and those two people are Althea Gibson and Barbara Jordan, and those two people had done their absolute best to make sure that they make it, and to make sure they make they succeed in life. In the article Althea Gibson and Barbara C. Jordan, both written by Frank Lafe They were both faced with obstacles that didn't want them to succeed, they had dreams that had seemed impossible for them to be able to achieve at that time. Both of them had different environments that affected their future, the environments around people affect the person too. All of those describe the lives
Candy didn't have anything so he wanted grow old on the ranch with George and Lennie (pg59-60) but then Lennie kills Curly's Wife and his dream dies (pg.94). Candy's dreams end in a pessimistic outlook because all he wanted got destroyed leaving him with nothing. Crooks dream was to be respected and not looked at for his color and wanted to live on the ranch with Curly Lennie and George (pg.64). Even though he wanted this he noticed by what Curly's wife said to him that his dream will never be achieved, so he changes his mind (pg.
According to James Madison’s Federalist #10 a faction was a group of citizens, either large or small, who came together and act on common grounds for the rights of other people and/or their community. He believed that we as citizens naturally broke up into factions because of differences in opinion especially political ideology. Also Madison expressed that the distribution and collection of riches and property is so unequal that it causes the development of common faction. Although stating that factions are more of an inevitably harmful thing he does believe that they still are a way for the people to express their viewpoint to their government. Madison does argue for the control of factions, which he proposed in two ways. One of his methods
Dreams give people motivation and a sense of hope to not give up when life's hard conditions get in the way of success. In the novella, Of Mice and Men, George Milton has his own “American Dream” where he will live in a house, that he bought with his hard earned money, with Lennie. They will grow their own crops and own farm animals to feed themselves. This dream keeps George motivated to find new jobs when Lennie gets them into trouble. George does not want to give up on working hard and making money on ranches.
In 1787, when a series debating argued about the approval of the proposal of the United States Constitution, James Madison and other federalist published several articles in the newspaper of New York to defend the proposed Constitution. In Madison’s writings, he explains the origin of faction, the harm of the factions, and the methods to protect the government from the violence of faction. His view of human nature is realistic and insightful. It also helps people to understand the reason of the structure of the United States political system. Madison believes factions which caused by unequal distribution of property is unsafe for a united country. Therefore, in order to decrease the effects of faction,
“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” This quote from Walt Disney addressing the concept of achieving dreams is very accurate, and can be seen throughout literature today and in the past. Dreams can give people power or take away hope, and influence how people live their lives based upon whether they have the determination to attack their dreams or not; as seen through characters like the speaker in Harlem by Langston Hughes and Lena and Walter Younger in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in The Sun.
In Of Mice and Men, it seems an incontrovertible law of nature that dreams should go unfulfilled. From George and Lennie’s ranch to Curley’s wife’s stardom, the characters’ most cherished aspirations repeatedly fail to materialize. However, the fact that they do dream—often long after the possibility of realizing those dreams has vanished—suggests that dreaming serves a purpose in their lives. What the characters ultimately fail to see is that, in Steinbeck’s harsh world, dreams are not only a source of happiness but a source of misery as well.
The movie Hoop Dreams shows you the difficulties and obstacles that come in the way of dreams. Although it’s said that if you believe in a dream long enough it will come true, but in Hoop Dreams and A Raisin in the Sun you are shown the harsh realities of the falseness of that statement. And that the reality of a dream not coming true hits you like a brick wall.
Madison mentions two ways to solve/control the problem of factions: to remove its causes or to control its effects. There are, then, two ways of removing the causes of factions. You could destroy liberty all together, or make every person believe and feel the same way. Madison mentioned that destroying liberty would be worse than having the factions themselves. Madiso...
George and Lennie depended on their dream as motivation to live on and work. They've been working all their life to accomplish their dream. While taking a break by a pond on the way to another ranch, Lennie asked George to tell him why they are working and saving money. "Guys like us got nothing; they work up a stack and blow it in the town. But we're different, we got a future " (14). Most workers back then just live on day by day, without a goal. But George and Lennie are different, they got a dream to work and live for. Lennie kept on wanting to be told about their dream a few times in the story, indicating that it's really important to them. George depends on the dream to save up money and take care of Lennie instead of using all the money like all the other workers. While staying in the cabin, Lennie asked George about their dream. "George, how long's it gonna be till we get that little place an' live on the fatta the land and rabbits" (56). George and Lennie's dream has been repeated several times in the story. Each time they describe it, it gives them more will to work and try to accomplish the dream. The dream keeps George and Lennie together so they can work toward their dream. Without the dream, George and Lennie would be different from what they are now. George would be like the other workers, spending all the money right after getting them. And Lennie might be in jail for accused of rape or get bullied by other workers.
With Herbert Hoover in office at the time of the crash of 1929, he believed it was not the government’s responsibility to get involved in helping the millions of Americans affected by this national crisis. However with elections coming up, Americans believed in a time for change. Franklin D. Roosevelt saw a chance to help save the American people and bring this nation of suffering back to a once thriving, prospering nation. With his election in 1932, he brought with him his plan, and this plan was the New Deal. He implemented twenty-five programs to aid Americans get back on their feet. Banks were closing, millions were out of jobs, and housing markets were closing. I saw three programs he developed helping millions of Americans with jobs. Through the lack of jobs created the lack of revenue which in turn was needed for the banks to survive to furnish loans for houses. The people needed a fresh start, and FDR, along with his cabinet members, facilitated a new beginning.
Federalist No. 10 discusses faction, liberty and the process of government to keep the surplus of faction low. James Madison describes a faction as “a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community” (Federalist No. 10). Madison takes the argument in Federalist No. 10 that faction and liberty are inseparable. This is logic in our government; instead of trying to eliminate the cause of factions; the government can control the effects of faction (Federalist No. 10). Madison states two solutions to eliminating the cause of faction; “the one, by destroying the liberty which is essential to its existence; the other, by giving to every citizen the same opinions, the same passions, and the same interest” (Federalis...
10 appears to apply more to modern representation and politics, there are still some aspects of faction power that Madison did not appear to consider. The United States is not run by the passions of the people living in it. Minority factions are not running the government in that they are not pushing through legislation based entirely on their own views. Factions that have a majority do not always manage to force their own views on everybody either. For example, the use of the filibuster has slowed a number of pieces of legislation that had a simple majority, but not a two-thirds majority. In this way, Madison accurately pinpointed how the setup of government under the Constitution restricts the effects of
What is a dream deferred? Is it something children imagine and lose as they grow up. Do dreams ever die, as we find out, the world is it what it seems. The play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and Harlem by Langston Hughes talk about dreams deferred. It shows a African American family struggling to make their dreams a reality. Although Walter, Ruth, Mama, and Beneatha live in the same house, their dreams are all different from each other.
James Madison’s Federalist No 10. outlines many of the aspects that the American Government was founded on, and features that continue to be employed to this day. The primary point throughout the essay was warning our nation of the formation of factions, or party united under one goal, and how a government would be able to prevent a majority faction from assuming complete power. Madison argues that the formation of factions are the primary reason for failure within a government. The essay argues that factions must be removed or controlled in their effects in order to have an efficient, and successful government. Madison focuses his essay on how a government can control faction’s effects and then declares his thesis: “The ability of free people