Of Mice and Men - dreams
Has the dream with Lennie
Has his own dream of life without Lennie
Protective of dream
Brings them hope, especially when Candy offers money
Allows them to forget about the GD
“Live off the fatta the lan’”
“Gonna get a little place”
“We was always gonna do it by ourselves”
“If I was alone I could live so easy”
“I think I knowed we’d never do her
Same dream as George
Lives in fear that George won’t let the dream happen
Dream brings him comfort, even just before he dies
Death of Lennie is the death of the dream
“Tend the rabbits”
“I done a bad thing. He ain’t gonna let me tend no rabbits”
“Tell me George”, “tell me”
“Tell me again” - just before his death
Before she met Curley and came to the ranch, she met a travelling actor
She wanted to become famous, work in the shows
Remains optimistic
“I could’ve went to the shows”
“Maybe I will yet”
Talks of her dream right until her death - death of her dream
Originally didn’t believe in the dream
Later the dream gave him hope of avoiding loneliness and wanted to join them
“Nobody gets no land”
“A guy needs somebody to be near him”
“If you guys would want a hand to work for nothing”
Wants to join G + L dream - a chance of a better life, gives him hope, sense of purpose
Offers money - makes the dream possible
Protective of the dream
Selfishly concerned more about the dream than Curley’s Wife’s death
“His eyes were wide open”
“I ain’t much good but I could cook and tend the chickens”
“Tha’s three hundred an’ fifty bucks I’d put in
“We’re gonna do it”
“You an’ me can get that little place, can’t we….can’t we….can’t we”
“”Then it’s all off?” Candy asked sulkily”
American Dream (James Adams 1931) - desire to achieve freedom and happiness through work - most wanted their own land
The Wall Street Crash (1929), The Great Depression (1930s) - unemployment rose to 30%, people needed some hope during a time of poverty, despair
The Roaring Twenties - new technology, film (e.g Hollywood films) became more popular
To A Mouse by Robert Burns - “the best laid plans of mice and men often go askew”
Has the dream with Lennie
Has his own dream of life without Lennie
Protective of dream
Brings them hope, especially when Candy offers money
Allows them to forget about the GD
“Live off the fatta the lan’”
“Gonna get a little place”
“We was always gonna do it by ourselves”
“If I was alone I could live so easy”
“I think I knowed we’d never do her
Same dream as George
Lives in fear that George won’t let the dream happen
Dream brings him comfort, even just before he dies
Death of Lennie is the death of the dream
“Tend the rabbits”
“I done a bad thing. He ain’t gonna let me tend no rabbits”
“Tell me George”, “tell me”
“Tell me again” - just before his death
Before she met Curley and came to the ranch, she met a travelling actor
She wanted to become famous, work in the shows
Remains optimistic
“I could’ve went to the shows”
“Maybe I will yet”
Talks of her dream right until her death - death of her dream
Originally didn’t believe in the dream
Later the dream gave him hope of avoiding loneliness and wanted to join them
“Nobody gets no land”
“A guy needs somebody to be near him”
“If you guys would want a hand to work for nothing”
Wants to join G + L dream - a chance of a better life, gives him hope, sense of purpose
Offers money - makes the dream possible
Protective of the dream
Selfishly concerned more about the dream than Curley’s Wife’s death
“His eyes were wide open”
“I ain’t much good but I could cook and tend the chickens”
“Tha’s three hundred an’ fifty bucks I’d put in
“We’re gonna do it”
“You an’ me can get that little place, can’t we….can’t we….can’t we”
“”Then it’s all off?” Candy asked sulkily”
American Dream (James Adams 1931) - desire to achieve freedom and happiness through work - most wanted their own land
The Wall Street Crash (1929), The Great Depression (1930s) - unemployment rose to 30%, people needed some hope during a time of poverty, despair
The Roaring Twenties - new technology, film (e.g Hollywood films) became more popular
To A Mouse by Robert Burns - “the best laid plans of mice and men often go askew”
