... to be futile. Friendship provokes Curley's hate and puts an end to the ill-fated relationship thus also to the dream that was destined to fail. The dream of the farm originates with Lennie; and it is only through Lennie, who also makes it impossible, that the dream has any meaning for George. The plan has no meaning for George without Lennie. In Of Mice and Men a home remains forever a dream which only ... temporarily assuages the lonesomeness of the dreamers. Slim is the ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School