Many tell us to keep dreaming. Chasing our dreams until they become reality and knowing that the unattainable can always be achieved with enough perseverance. Is this saying really true? In the short story Of Mice and Men, the story follows the lives of two immigrants, George and Lennie. Lennie, a gigantic man with an insanity, travels with a man named George. They dream of owning a farm and living off the land and then working only for themselves. With Lennie's disability, he repeatedly gets into trouble. As a result, both Lennie and George flee their old town, Weed, to find new jobs in hopes of raising enough money to purchase a piece of land. They find work as barley pickers on a ranch and meet the other workers, Candy, and the old swampman who is missing his hand, Crooks, a black man with a bad back, and the only woman on the ranch, who is Curley , the chief's son. wife. Not long after Lennie gets into trouble again. He breaks Curley's wife's neck and runs to the stream where George told him to go if he ever got into trouble. George then shoots Lennie in the back of the head to put him out of his misery. They couldn't live by running constantly. Throughout the novel, the motif of unattainable American dreams is presented. American dreams are always a thirst, and although they are highly sought after, many unfortunately never come true. The American dream is initially desired by Lennie and George, the protagonists. As Lennie shouts at the beginning of the novel, “An' live off the made the lan'” (14), the infatuation of being able to successfully purchase a piece of land and live the American dream is on display. Originally, the desire to live off the land was simply a wish, but once Ca... middle of paper... never had the opportunity to extricate himself from his situation, as recalled by Curley's wife and George's observations. Scammers like it will still be classified no matter where it goes. Like every “God damn, one of them never gets it.” Just like heaven... No one ever gets to heaven, and no one gets earth. It's only in their head. They talk about it all the time, but it's only in their head" (74). The harsh words of grifters describe the stark reality of the American dream: "It's only in their head" (74). undeniably desired by everyone, who would refuse to live life of one's dreams? Dreaming is simple; realizing those same dreams is another story However, even when there is faith in the dream, it always ceases to exist due to the mischievous ways of reality. The scammers are unfortunately right, the American dream lives on. only in your head.