What does 'Of Mice and Men' reveal about the circumstances in which men like George and Lennie live, and the conditions in which they work?

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What does ‘Of Mice and Men’ reveal about the circumstances in which men like George and Lennie live, and the conditions in which they work?

The book shows the two men, George and Lennie, travelling from working ranch to working ranch.  Though they are travelling because Lennie is always getting them into trouble and they keep on having to run away to somewhere far.  They keep on travelling, like typical workmen, they work somewhere for a short while then they pack there bags and leave.  They don’t get attached to anyone they meet; they know that as soon as they become good friends with someone they will have to leave, and say goodbye.  They also known that they will be forgotten as soon as they leave and someone will come along and fill there place.

The life that they lead, is common, all these men share a 'dream', the 'American Dream', where they will save up enough money to buy their own small farm, this dream offers  them a future where they can be their own men, working for themselves and be independent.    George and Lennie both share this dream, for Lennie his dream is to look after rabbits of his own, but for the dream is that of a normal hard working man.  To own some land and herd their cattle and grow their own crop and be totally independent.  Lennie believes the dream will come true, but does George hopes that it could work, if Lennie does not ruin things again for them both.

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        Even Crooks, the nigga in the story says that he has a dream, to live by himself away from the racism and his suffering.  Even though he may be the most intellectual man on the ranch, he has the worst job, a stable buck; this is suggested by the way he reads a lot.  You would think that he would have a job in a higher position and earn more money.

The life these men live is very lonely, most of them have lost all contact with their roots, they never have a family and they can never keep any ...

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