George’s dream of getting a place of his own is withering because of the trouble Lennie gets into. When first hearing of George’s dream in chapter one while in the woods with Lennie, the tone that George gives off is one of tiredness of thinking about his dream, that it will never be reached. He and Lennie state that they are “gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow, and some pigs, and would have a big vegetable patch with a rabbit hutch and chickens” (Steinbeck 14). George’s dream seems to “dry up Like a raisin in the sun?” when thinking about this part of Of Mice and Men (Hughes line 2-3). George’s dream is stale, taking on a different feel by changing into something that is less satisfying as it once was. This is probably due to the fact that Lennie keeps getting into …show more content…
Dreams can be brought back with energy. They can be brought down with fire. They can be changed and they can blow up. George’s dream relates to Harlem because the dream was put off because of Lennie and money. George’s dream went from straightforward to complicated, to a burden. However what will George’s dream turn into next? Better yet, what does a dream mean and how does one interpret it? This is once again an important because dreams can be interpreted in many different ways to many different people. The thing is what a dream means to one’s self because a dream is a personal vision between the viewer and their