Comparing The American Dream In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

The land of opportunity is what America is known for and it has become the land of dreams. The American Dream is what people call it and the dream was made possible by eager people who wanted success in their life. Lennie and George’s dream of owning a farm and living off the “fatta the lan” (Steinbeck 14) symbolizes the dream they want to achieve. America is uniquely positioned to have opportunities ranging all over the country for people to have the success they are seeking. In the book “Of Mice and Men” it is based off of attaining the American dream and having a prosperous life. The American dream is the ideal thing that every American hope to achieve in their lifetime. The dream resonates with native-born Americans and immigrants who were looking to have prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. The people who traveled to America in hopes to have good jobs, a nice house, and plenty of money found it was going to be hard to make happen. Although, the American dream is hard to achieve it is possible for the people who work hard to obtain what they want. While the dream may have never been achieved, Of Mice and Men suggests that life is meaningful and that it contains dreams.

In the article of The Balance it says “focus on more of what really matters, such as creating a meaningful life…and spending time with family and friends” (The Balance). Lennie and George both want to have a life where they can be happy and always have one another. The dream keeps Lennie happy because he wants to “tend the rabbits” (Steinbeck 69) and that’s all he can think of throughout the novel. The dream also keeps George from becoming “mean” and lonely like he fears that he might become. They dream of having their own little place where Lenin can tend the rabbits. They have the dream to keep them happy and it gives them life, even when they never achieve the actual