Now that we have our dream, we establish goals and ideals about life that will lead us to realizing that dream. But it's not easy. It's a lot of work, and patience. That's the hard part.

There are many examples of people struggling to realize dreams in literature that can be used as examples, encouragement, or even warnings in our own struggle.

Take "Death of a Salesman". For Willy Loman life was full of dreams, goals, and lofty ideals about life. Willy dreamed of being rich and successful, as most people do. When Willy realized his dreams for himself likely would never become reality, he turned to his children. He pushed them to be what he thought was the right kind of

Steinbecks message appears to be that dreams are something you have to work at. They won't just happen, no matter how much you wish, hope, and pray for them. Life is a constant struggle that you have to work at.

Another example of people working towards a goal and dream is that of the Joad family in Grapes of Wrath. They began in Salisaw Oklahoma, where they were being run off their land like hundreds and thousands of other farmers in the Midwest and Central United States. So, for the Joads, and the hoards, the dream became California. The land of rich green valleys and fruit fields where they could start over, where they could settle on a new piece of land and work to feed their families. It wasn't easy for them either. They struggled day to day with death and sadness, hunger and starvation and the incredible injustices inflicted on them by the rich few in California who saw the migrants as the new class of serfs.

person for success. Willy believed that one needed to be liked, respected, loved, and good looki

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