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Of Mice and Men

        Everyone in the novel appears to have a dream or ambition of some kind. With Close reference to one or two of the characters analyse the importance of the dream to the individual, and whether you feel it is realistic.

        Dreams and ambition are one of the major themes in John Steinbeck's novel 'Of Mice and Men'. They are conveyed effectively by the hopes and dreams of the characters.

        George and Lennie's dream is important because it gives the main structure to the novel. They have a dream that one day, they will live on their own in a house and be able to 'liv' of the fatta the land'. Lennie's idea of this is very basic compared to George's idea. George thinks about how they are going to achieve their dream and all the other main aspects of the dream but Lennie just likes to hear about it. George tells Lennie not to tell anybody but he finds this hard and tells a few people. In the novel, George has other dreams aswell. He wishes that he would be alone,

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        'I could get along so easy and so nice if i didn'y have you on my tail. I could live so easy and maybe have a girl.'

        The dream reveals a lot about the characters, it shows how youthful and immature Lennie is. He keep wanting to hear it, just like a kid. He knows it like the back of his hand but he always prefere's to hear George tell it to him.

        'Lennie said carftily-"Tell me like you done before.'He also has very childish actions when George tells the story,

         'Lennie giggled with happiness'

        'Lennie gave a cry of ...

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