theme john steinbacks of mice and men
Dreams are a train of thought or images passing through ones mind. Of mice and men's two main themes consist of dreams and pipe dreams. Dreams can lead to problems, success, or neither. Dreams can also lead to new dreams as well. Some individuals can carry out their dreams, others cannot. Dreams involve commitment and one can never achieve it if you're not dedicated in following through. This goes with just about any goal or dream. Each individual character has different and specific pipe dreams. These pipe dreams help to go more in depth in understanding each individual character. The pipe dreams shape the characters' behavior and affect the way the character makes his/her decisions. Throughout the story, "Of Mice and Men," focus' a lot on pipe dreams. The title of the book relates to Burns' poem when it states: The best laid schemes o' mice an' men An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain This also states that others encounter problems as well when they look into the future and try to make plans. Others as well, find that their planning might be futile and fruitless as time goes on.
"Candy looked a long time at Slim to try to find some reversal. And Slim gave him none. At last Candy said softly and hopelessly, "Awright-take 'im." (Page 52) "By Christ, he's gotta talk when he's spoke to. What the hell are you settin' us into it for?" (Page 28) Crooks' dreams on the other hand, are not selfish. He just wants to fit in with everyone else. Crooks' dreams are more involved in receiving self-respect, and fairness from the rest. He's different from everyone else on the ranch and because of this, he is singled out and not treated the same due to his race and color. An example of this is stated: Curley is more antagonistic and it seems he's angry when his own thoughts or dreams aren't happening the way it wants it to. Basically, he gets angry when he doesn't get his way. "If George don't want me, I'll go away. I'll go away." (Page 110)
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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