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The American Dream (The two want to have a "little house and a couple…
The American Dream
The two want to have a "little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs" (Steinbeck 14).
a future and someone to talk to who cares about them
They want it to "rain in the winter" and have cream so thick "you can hardly cut it" (Steinbeck 14).
they can go to work when they please
George's and Lennie's American Dream is too idealistic.
They want a "big vegetable patch and a rabbit hutch and chickens" (Steinbeck 14).
They want to feel a sense of belonging
Lennie
Lennie wants a garden and the availability to whole milk
Lennie wants better food such as ketchup with his beans
Lennie wants a house with bunnies and other animals that can comfort him
Lennie wants something to look forward to in his future and to be helpful / useful to George
Lennie wants something to look forward to in his future and to be helpful / useful to George
They want to be carefree
Lennie likes hearing George's optimistic stories about their future.
Lennie acts like an insecure child
George
He wants to be able to relax and not have to work so much
George wants to become successful, get a job, and live with a girl, but he feels like Lennie is holding him back from achieving his dream.
George wants Lennie to be able to keep a job so they can succeed
He doesn't want to be lonely.
Wants to stop having to bail Lennie out of trouble all the time
George wants Lennie to be able to remember their plan they had
acts as a guardian of Lennie and protects him
Lennie likes the thought of a garden with their own food and bunnies hopping around.
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