Handicaps, Hardships, and Friendships in “Of Mice and Men”

Handicaps, Hardships, and Friendships in â€Å"Of Mice and Men† The American Dream is a dream that everyone imagines to be picture perfect. The American Dream means having freedom, equality and opportunity’s to achieve the dream that you conceptualize to be right by you. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck did not want to just illustrate the American dream as being easy, but he wanted to point out the American Dream as being difficult too. Steinbeck made a work of art by composing a great novel to make the reader understand that life can be difficult and at times dreams are hard to achieve. Of Mice and Men was written and based on the settings of the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a very dire time that left multiple of people†¦show more content†¦Another handicap that Steinbeck shows but doesn’t announce is the fact that Crook is black. Crook clearly states his knowledge of this when he says, â€Å"Cause I’m black they play cards in there, I can’t play because I’m black, they say I sti nk.† This forces Crook to be very sensitive over the thoughts of being treated wrong because he’s black. He gets upset at Lennie when he enters into Crooks area without asking. He acts as if he’s trying to prove something, that he has rights too. In the end crook just wanted to know that he had something of his own. He would defend what he had aggressively too! In reality Crook realizes he is weak and vulnerable. Knowing this he tries to make himself feel better by playing a trick on Lennie. He tells him that George, instead of going to drink, has gone for good. This highly upsets Lennie which makes him become violent. Crook realizes quickly that he has made a mistake so he relents and goes back to his calm reluctant ways. Crook, after the incident, became very close with Lennie and George. He even asked if he could come along with them were they got their own farm. In the end Crook was depicted as a very lonely and handicapped man. Candy is also a ranch hand tha t has a handicap. He worked most of his life on someone’s farm, and lost his hand. Candy with his handicap uses his dog to help him get his work done. He becomes so attached to the dog that when it gets miserably sickShow MoreRelatedHandicaps, Hardships, and Friendships in Of Mice and Men1362 Words   |  6 Pagesopportunity’s to achieve the dream that you conceptualize to be right by you. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck did not want to just illustrate the American dream as being easy, but he wanted to point out the American Dream as being difficult too. Steinbeck made a work of art by composing a great novel to make the reader understand that life can be difficult and at times dreams are hard to achieve. Of Mice and Men was written and based on the settings of the Great Depression (Anderson). 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