"Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck.
Date Submitted: 10/09/2004 18:41:26
Category: / Literature / World Literature
Length: 2 pages (610 words)
Category: / Literature / World Literature
Length: 2 pages (610 words)
In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, many references are made to the struggle
to achieve an impossible goal. Almost every character confesses their desire to lead a
different life. George, Lennie, Candy, Curley's wife, and even Crooks mention their
fantasies of a better, more enjoyable and admirable life.
George and Lennie's fantasy is the main example used to express the struggle to
realize impossible dreams. George created this elaborate vision of a wonderful farm …
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…ways escape to in their mind was erased right before their eyes, as soon as Curley's men
discovered his wife dead. Curley's wife's dream of being a star faded with her life. All
of their dreams ended in an untimely fashion, and their struggles to reach them seem
pointless. But, in the end, if they hadn't fought for their fantasy, they wouldn't be the
people we learned about, but entirely different people altogether.
--Alexa Gilliland
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