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Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men ' by John Steinbeck

Introduction

Of Mice and Men ' written by one of the best American John Steinbeck tells a tragic story of two men - Lennie Small and George Milton - whose life path is coincided with the Great Depression years In the book Steinbeck examines predatory nature of human existence , sad illusion of American Dream , loneliness and corruptive power of friendship . In particular , the author presents how unrewarding and challenging the life of immigrant farmers in California is . George and Lennie are dreaming to find their own farm

in California . Actually , they were tempted by the promise of longer growing season , more opportunities to harvest , wider range of crops and mild climate . theless , despite these promises , Steinbeck illustrates that very few found California a land of opportunities and dreams coming true

Failure of American Dream

The idea of American Dream and its complete failure is central to the novel . The American Dream is something that every worker was willing to achieve - liberty , financial stability , untarnished happiness and self-reliance . The relations of George Milton and Lennie Small are centered on American Dream which they defined as , Someday .get the jack together .have a little house and a couple of acres (p .16 George believes that one eventual day their dream of owning a farm will come true , and everything they have to do is to save money . George even argues , 'S 'pose they was a carnival or a circus come to town , or a ball game...

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