The Unattainable American Dream a Story by John Steinbeck

It demonstrates how unachievable the American dream was throughout the story. Lennie and George are two mean migrating to a new farm , due to Lennie cause some trouble in the farm they used to work at and to fulfill a dream. They arrive and start to do their job, Curley the boss son is displeased that Lennie is taller than him.

Two days later Lennie kills Curley’s wife and the workers want to kill him, so he runs away to a specific spot to meet George but George hase to kill him. Many Americans believe in a dream that is unreachable such as Lennie and George saving their paycheck to pay for a piece of land that does not exist in the world, Curley’s wife wanting to be an actress but giving up on it and staying in an unfulfilling marriage. In particular George and Lennie are saving up for their own farm so they do not have to work anymore.

George wants to buy this land because of Lennie being special and doing so will George does not have to watch over Lennie. George has a piece of land in mind like more men : “ They come, an’ they quit an’ go on; an’ every damn one of ‘em’s got a little piece of land in his head.” men think that they are going to get the piece of land that they dream of but they end up spending all their money at town “They come to a ranch an’ work up a stake and then they go into town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they’re poundin’ their tail on some other ranch.” 

American dream often was never fulfilled during Arroyo 2 the great depression because they are too far fetched during the great depression.George wanting to buy land during the worst time when no one is willing to give up a piece of land. Likewise with Curley’s wife she wants to be and actor but she is put down by her mother. Curley’s dream to become a star also ends once she gets married because she is in a marriage that is unfulfilling to her needs. She wants to talk to someone but Curley never pays attention to her. ““Wha’s the matter with me?” she cried. “Ain’t I got a right to talk to nobody?” Curley’s wife Arroyo 3 Works Cited John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. Pascal Covici, 1939.

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