"Of Mice and Men": The American Dream.

In the novel "Of Mice and Men" a major theme is the journey to live out the American dream. The American dream is a difficult concept to describe because the dream may be different for different people. The American dream may also be different depending on the time period in which the person lives. A person living in the sixties may have a different dream than someone who is living in the nineties. There are …

…Dreams can only be achieved if you want to achieve it bad enough to work for it. Is the American Dream wishing for something you don't have or is it working for something you hope to have in your future? Wishing for something you may never achieve is possible but will most likely not become a reality. However, wishing for something that is within your grasp is what I believe the American Dream to be.