Quote
"'Go on--tell again, George.'
'Well, it's ten acres,' said George [...]
Lennie said softly, 'We could live of the fatta the lan''"(56-57)
'Well, it's ten acres,' said George [...]
Lennie said softly, 'We could live of the fatta the lan''"(56-57)
Interpretation/Significance
Their plan about owning a ranch is repeated multiple times throughout the novel. Lennie always asks George about the little place that they will buy once they earn enough money. The story is a comforting thought for Lennie and George after a long and demanding day. It brings back their focus on their true goal and motivates them to keep going in the struggle.
Manifest Destiny was the idea of going out West, staking a claim and working the land for your own benefit. Even though the prime of those days were over, it did not mean that the idea had left the minds of the American people. The idea of Manifest Destiny had morphed into something called the American dream. George’s and Lennie’s little farm symbolize that idea because they want to be able to own and work the land while building a happy life. This quote also represents one of the main themes in Of Mice and Men.
I chose this quote not only because of the significance of their dream in the story but because of my personal dreams and how they are similar to each other.
Manifest Destiny was the idea of going out West, staking a claim and working the land for your own benefit. Even though the prime of those days were over, it did not mean that the idea had left the minds of the American people. The idea of Manifest Destiny had morphed into something called the American dream. George’s and Lennie’s little farm symbolize that idea because they want to be able to own and work the land while building a happy life. This quote also represents one of the main themes in Of Mice and Men.
I chose this quote not only because of the significance of their dream in the story but because of my personal dreams and how they are similar to each other.