Of Mice and Men Themes

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Of Mice and Men Themes
  1. Dream
    1. George
      1. George and Lennie share a dream- to own a little patch of land and live on it with freedom.
        1. He is so set on the idea that he even knows of some land that he thinks he could buy.
        2. Lennie
          1. George and Lennie share a dream- to own a little patch of land and live on it in freedom.
            1. Lennie's main desire is to tend the soft- haired rabbits they will keep.
            2. Crooks
              1. Crooks dreams of being seen as equal to everyone else, He knows his civil rights.
                1. He remembers fondly his childhood, when he played with white children who came to his family's ranch, and longs for a similar relationship with white people again.
                2. Candy
                  1. Candy joins George and Lennie's plan on owning a piece of land.
                    1. His savings would make the dream actually possible.
                    2. Curley's Wife
                      1. She dreams of being a movie star.
                        1. Her hopes were raised by a man who claimed he would take her to Hollywood, but when she didn't receive a letter from him, she married Curley.
                      2. The American Dream
                        1. All characters dream of a better life
                          1. George and Lennie's dream is powerful because of their unexpected chance that it might actually come true.
                            1. The novel shows that the pursuit of happiness will not necessarily bring happiness itself.
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