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The failure of the american dream after the 1920s
The failure of the american dream after the 1920s
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1.describe Lennie and George's dream. How is their dream representative of the dreams of migrant workers in the 1930's?
A.intro paragraph
1.hook
a. The Declaration of Independence; signed in 1783 describes the American dream of "life liberty and the pursuit of happiness" most Americans strive and work our lives towards this one goal no matter the day or age our light at the end of the tunnel is a product of this "perfect" American dream.
2.thesis
a.george and Lennie have a dream similar to many others: mending the time of the Great Depression.
b.During the 1930's depression hit the states. Dreams were crushed, hopes were thrown away, and everyone strived for the now seemingly impossible American dream.
B. Body paragraph #1
1. George and Lennie both desire to own a piece of land, one they can call their own.
a."to live off the fatta the lan"(13)
2.George strives to own a couple acres of land with animals such as pigs and chickens. Lennie strives to tend the rabbits, as he loves soft things.
a.This dream would enable George and Lennie to sustain themselves and offer protection from an inhospitable world.
3. It is debatable whether George truly believes this dream is possible or if he's putting on an act to keep Lennie happy and produce a little hope so the days arn't so blue. Either way,George does want this dream, but how he will get it and what the price of this dream is soon to be determined.
a."all kin's a vegetables in the garden, and if we want a little whiskey we can sell a few eggs or something, or some milk. We'd jus live there. We'd belong there. There wouldn't be no more runnin 'round the country and gettin' fed by a jap cook.No sir, we'd have our own place where we belonged and not sleep in no bunk house"
b. We can ...
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...age, but with the same goal in mind.
D. Conclusion
1. In the book Of mice and men George and Lennie go hunting for a job from one ranch to another.they go in pairs in hope of raising enough money to buy their own ranch and work for themselves. This is also what happend during the Great Depression that hit from 1929-1939. There was mass Migration in search of jobs this left cities vacant and others overpopulated. Crime rate also went up as pety theft occurred to put food on the table, we can see a similar occurrence in Of mice and men where Lennie steal carlsons Luger, although this was not to put food on the table it was pety theft because most people could not afford these types of goods.
2. All in all George and Lennie strived for the same dream as migrant workers durring the Great Depression, even though this dream was nearly impossible and rarely ever fulfilled.