Child's Dream In Of Mice And Men By John Steinbeck

Child's Dream Everyone dreams about something. However, it is important to know when the right time to dream is, and when to wake up. A major theme that Steinbeck conveys in the book Of Mice and Men is the pursuit of the American Dream. The book tells the story of two men trying to earn a better life. Their American Dream was to get their own place somewhere and live together. Although, through the characterization of Lennie, the symbolism of rabbits, and the setting of the book, Steinbeck is trying to convey that people cannot continue to live in a dream.
Since the beginning of the book, Steinbeck characterizes Lennie as a man who sees the world through the perspective of a child, as if it is a dream. Lennie is a big guy, but he acts like a baby. In the beginning of the story, after George threw the dead mouse Lennie was petting, Lennie was “…‘Blubberin’ like a baby!” (9). This juvenile action demonstrates Lennie’s immaturity and childish

Finding money or a job to earn a living was not easy. People have to work really hard. In the story, George is a part of that tough time, and he is frustrated with Lennie because, as George complains, “You can’t keep a job and you lose me eve’ job I get. Jus’ keep me shovin’ all over the country all the time” (11). A child would not understand the importance of working, and since Lennie does not understand, that makes him as naïve as a child is. People that time had to work so hard to make just enough money for them to live. “… Tomorra’ we’re gonna go to work,” George announced, “I seen thrasin’ machines on the way down. That means we’ll be bucking grain bags, bustin’ a gut” (8). It was not easy and doing field work in a barn under the hot blazing sun was a common occupation. People had to adapt to the circumstances. They could not pretend like they are living in their own happy little