Why Do Lennie And George's Dream

Have you ever dreamed so hard that you blind yourself to the reality of your life? Have you ever let those dreams become so vivid that you convince yourself that they’re real? As human beings we do this much more often than we realize. Even the slightest fantasy or idea can turn into a dangerously alive dream, this impedes us from living in the present. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, Lennie and George's dream is rolling hills and beautiful valleys full of rabbits and alfalfa fields. The book reads, “An’ you get to tend the rabbits.” Lennie giggled with happiness. “An’ live on the fatta the lan’.” When we dream, and fantasise about the future and what awaits us we blind ourselves, and become numb to the bitter reality of the here and now.

Lenny dreams of alfalfa fields and rabbits to distract him from the reality that he and george are nearly broke, and constantly

life is hard sometimes and we must face it, rather than creating a false reality of trial free perfection. Close to the beginning of the story George realizes that all these fantasies are unrealistic, “I remember about the rabbits, George." "The hell with the rabbits. That's all you can ever remember is them rabbits.” George comes to his senses, and realizes that telling Lennie all of these tales of perfection is wrong. When life is hard tough the worst thing to do is pretend that you are not there. As human beings it’s inevitable that we will face trials, it’s the ability to overcome these hardships that makes us unique. Dreaming is a hugely effective strategy that George uses to distract Lenny, even up until Lenny’s last breaths George tell stories of a perfect life. For mentally challenged people dreaming is a perfect way to distract them from what is happening in the immediate present. Lennie is unable to generate thoughts or ideas on his own. He relies on George to put every thought, word, and deed into existence for