Thursday, January 17, 2008

book portfolio

Sebastian Leeman
English 10
Mr. Middleswart
1/17/08
Of Mice and Men

Everyone has a American dream. It’s a opinion, different people have different opinions. For some people its fame for some its money there is no one American Dream because everyone has there own. In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck it’s a Historical fiction about migrant workers in the early 1900’s and late 1800’s. The theme of this book everyone has a American Dream? The importance of this theme is friends and money. The reason its important is because life without friends or money wouldn’t be very fun, because if you have friends then you have someone to talk to and you will not be lonely. With money you would be able to live in a nice house and do whatever. This story takes place in the late 1800’s or early 1900’s there are migrant workers. Lennie and George they run out of weed get a job at a ranch Curleys wife dies and Lennie dies.
In this book the main characters are George and Lennie. George is the brains of the two he is short and skinny. He is the one that always make the plans of where they go he figures out a place to work. Lennie is fat, tall, not so bright and is very strong. He can’t keep mouse more then a day without killing it because he pets them too hard and he was feelings Curleys wife’s hair and she started too scream so he shook her and broke her neck They are both trying to get money to live on a little farm and have some livestock and bunnies that is there American Dream.
This book has a believable theme because everyone has there own American Dream. My idea of the American dream would be to have money. Because then I could help out my family and friends. An example of an American dream that happens a lot is reality TV. Like American idol people that want to have fame and live there dream of Fame go on American Idol. That is an easier way of living the American Dream for singers.
The author wrote this to show that the American Dream is something that not everyone could have because the world is not a perfect place. The characters were believable because they were migrant workers way back in the day. That had the same dream that most of the other migrant workers had. They went and worked on a ranch for fifty dollars a month. They were saving up to get a house with a little piece of land. To have some cows, chickens and bunnies. This is a very believable theme because everyone has a different American Dream. An example from the book would be the farm that George and Lennie always talked about throughout the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck the theme is everyone has a American Dream.