When we try to pursue our dreams, we end up in our own lonely little world. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, taught readers that the American dream can only be achieved through hard work and determination. More often than others, we get distracted by the dream itself and do not pursue reality, which can then lead to high expectations, and without strong determination, this can then fail. Ultimately, we have been alone for so long, chasing a dream, that when reality hits us, we become isolated and alone. For George and Lennie, they met, until the American dream seemed too difficult to pursue. The friendship between the two men could be useful to both of them, but it is more useful to Lennie than to George. Intellectually disabled, without George to care for him, Lennie would end up dead or in prison. To George, although he loves Lennie like a brother, he is nothing but a burden to him, holding him back from his own American dream, money, a home, and a daughter. George said, “My God, if I was alone I could live so easily. I could go there ...