Dreams
Throughout the book Of Mice and Men, much attention is directed toward George and Lennie's dream. George had promised to Lennie that they would get a large piece of land in the countryside, and they would have all different types of crops, and a field of alfalfa, which would be used to feed the rabbits they had wanted. He also promised to have livestock and chickens, along with the rabbits. George had told Lennie that he could tend the rabbits that he loved so much, under the condition that he wouldn't get into any trouble. Overall though, this dream is realistic, but would be more so if Lennie had not been mentally impaired thus creating the trouble that George was afraid of getting into. Dreams are a wonderful thing to have, especially during The Depression, when it seemed that even the smallest dreams could not be achieved. When others doubt these dreams, it does tend to deter the dreamer of holding onto those dreams. If dreams are not achieved for long periods of time, usually they begin to think of other things and are distracted by their short term issues that often get in the way of their long term goals or ideals. Though it is not a good thing to live in a fantasy world, sometimes the better option is to latch on to unrealizable dreams instead of facing reality. This happens in many scenarios, such as when a child has a bad home life. They try to think about the unimaginable before they can face the true horrors of their reality. This type of dream though was not very unrealizable in Of Mice and Men as much as other books.
