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Essay / Dreams, friendship and tragedy in Of Mice by Steinbeck...
According to Steinbeck, “They fell into silence. They looked at each other, surprised. This thing that they had never really believed in was coming true. George said reverently, “Jesus Christ! I bet we could swing it. His eyes were full of wonder. “I bet we could swing it,” he repeated quietly” (Steinbeck 30). Candy and George realize that if they all put their money together, they could afford to have their own little farm. According to McCarthy, “In the final analysis, George and Lennie symbolize something enduring and hopeful as well as meaningless. They manage, if only for a brief moment, to rise above circumstances and convince others as well as themselves that dreams are part of the territory, that they just need to keep working. and to hope and that one day they will have their own place. » (McCarthy). George and Lennie exemplify something eternal and fearless as well as expressionless (McCarthy). George and Lennie are looking for another territory and another goal because they want something better. They freed themselves from the furious townspeople, while Georg...