Thursday, May 22, 2008

Essay

Everyone has a dream. Some dream big and some dream small. What is the American dream? Who knows, some people thinks money is the American dream and some think otherwise. In the book of mice and men all the characters are striving for one thing, a thing called the American dream. In this essay I will talk about the two important dreams that I think was accomplished through the story and the one I thought was the least accomplish in the story.

First lets talk about what everyone thinks is a dream, and that's fortune. None of the characters in the book was even close to fortune, except the boss and of course his son. The boss had fortune, and people working for him so all he had to do was sit back, relax, and collect money. Now on the other hand the others had nothing. They worked for a living, even though they were supplied with food and a place to stay, but I wouldn't say they were fortunate compared to the boss. Secondly, family should be the most important thing to you. Now don't get me wrong, some people are just blessed with a wonderful family who comfort them and look out for them the way they should, but then you have some people who don't get along with their family at all. In this book none of these characters had family that they could rely on. Three characters in the story who really grew into a great bond were Lennie, George, and Candy. When Candy's dog was killed they felt sorry for him.When Candy found out that George and Lennie was planning to buy a house, Candy wanted to leave with them, so he ask if he could go with them. I think the relationship that these three had was the closest that they would ever get to family.

Now that I expressed what I thought was important in this story,I want youto think about one question. Does family overpower fourtune?

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