Comparing Hope In 'Of Mice And Men And The Outsiders'

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Dreaming is to contemplate the possibility of doing something. Dreams are powerful and give people a sensation of possibility and hope. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and Outsiders by S.E. Hinton many characters have dreams that fill them with hope. Of Mice and Men is a story of true companionship and loss, and The Outsiders is a book about two different social classes that don’t get along. These books vividly illustrate how different characters have challenges that they react to which shape their lives. Many of these characters have dreams and spend their lives trying to keep these dreams alive despite the challenges they face. If a dream is obtainable, it gives a character a positive outlook on life, but if it looks like the dream is not realistic, it makes the character negative about the rest of his/her life. Darry is a very unselfish guy who doesn’t get to achieve his dream because of his parents’ death, so his dream …show more content…

Her dream was to become a movie star, which unfortunately didn't work out, so she holds onto her anger about not achieving her dream and feels resentful about living her life on the ranch instead. Do to the facts of her anger about the ranch, it has turned into a rude person who treats others as if she is above them. One night when she is alone at the ranch she stumbles upon Lennie, Candy, and Crooks and nasty says to them,“‘--Sat’day night. Ever’body out doin’ som’pin’. Ever’body! An’ what am I doin’? Standin’ here talkin’ to a bunch of bindle stiffs-- a nigger an’ a dum-dum and a lousy ol’ sheep-- an’ likin’it because they ain’t nobody else’” (78) This demonstrates that Curley's wife feels she is above them all and acts like she has something better to do than be with them. She is very angry because she knows her dream is shattered, and as a result, she has become a very negative person who can’t be happy about anything in her

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