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The American Dream in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men
In the novel, "Of Mice and Men", Steinbeck questions the existence of
the American Dream. "Of Mice and Men" is set in the Salinas Valley of California in the United States of America during the time of the Depression. During the Depression, businesses and banks closed and money was worthless. Many people became unemployed and suffered poverty; they were hungry with the lack of food, and homeless. It was only the rich, who were able to survive the Depression.
Lennie and George have a dream: "We're gonna have a little house and a
couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs¦ we'll have a big vegetable patch and a rabbit hutch and chickens." Throughout the novel Lennie keeps on talking about their dream, and both of them are very anxious to wait for that dream to come true.
In my opinion, I believe Lennie is more excited than George in having
their dream. This is because; very frequently in every chapter Lennie
will......

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