What does "Of Mice and Men" reveal about dreams and aspirations? Give an example with a specific character.
1 Answer
Apr 6, 2017
It conveys a very negative conception of them.
Explanation:
The death of Lennie at the end of the novella, killed by his own friend George Friedman to prevent his being lynched by a mob for causing one death accidentally. Geoge's name is a reference to Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost implying that their aspirations to have a farm together with a few animals is doomed not to be fulfilled.
It denies the existence of the American Dream.
