Wednesday, May 21, 2008

American dream

What is an American dream? I think an American dream is a way to make life better, to work more harder. There are many people around me had different American dreams, some people wants to get more money so they can have a better life, some people wants to challenge a different life, and some people just want more freedom. But anyway, what they do is for life.

Have you ever read the book Of Mice and Men? If you wonder about what is an American dream, you got to read this book. This is a book that talks about people and their “American Dream”.

In this book, there are many different dreams. George and Lennie, their dreams were simple. George is an intelligent guy who takes care of Lennie, and he dreams of a better life, have a farm, a peace place to live. Lennie is an intellectually disabled man who travels with George, all he dreams about is to tend the rabbits and live with George happy ever after.

Curley’s wife also had a dream, too. Curley’s wife wants to become a dancer/actress. Her dream is different from George and Lennie’s, her dream was not that simple, her dream had to work so hard so that she can become famous, but she never did. How can you become a famous person? You need to use men so you can get your dreams come true, which Curley’s wife did. She lived in a barn and she was the only woman in the barn, which had nobody to talk to, she was lonely, all she wants is to do is to talk to people about how she feels. But at finally, Lennie killed her, and her dream never come true.

In conclusion, everyone has their own American dream, but in order to let your dream come true, you have to know what’s your dream. The book ‘Of Mice and Men’ has a lot of examples of different American dreams.

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