America has always been seen as the land of opportunities. Many people come to America to have a better life and hope to achieve a dream that they want. They think that America will provide them the sense of freedom, equality, and peace the long for. In John Steinbeck’s book, Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie dream of living together on a farm where they can find happiness. George reassures Lennie that once money comes in they will be able to go after this dream. However, it seems that the characters cannot reach that dream by the end of the story because situations have changed. Steinbeck sees the American Dream as a way to give people hope that is shown through the dialogue and the interactions between the characters but the dream cannot be achieved because things get in the way of it.
The dialogue between the characters show that they hope each person's dream can be achieved. Crooks believes in their dream and offers to work for them. He says that “if [they] … would want a hand to work for nothing—just his keep, why [he'd] come an' lend a hand (pg. 76).” Crooks wanted a better life and he thought that living with George and Lennie would be better. He would prefer to be a servant than to live on his own in the struggling times. He jumps in their idea because he sees that it could really benefit him if he took part. Candy also joins in on the idea of this farm dream because it could help him out. He knows that they can “make some money on them rabbits if [they] go about it right (pg. 75).” He then goes on to say “Me an’ Lennie an’ George. We gonna have a room to ourself (pg. 76).” Candy is pitching into George and Lennie’s dreams. He hopes that he will be able to join them on this journey. He wants a better life so he feels that with the help of George and Lennie, he could live it. He believes so much that this will happen he is already speaking it into existence.