Of Mice and Men Blackboard老鼠和男人的黑板.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The American Dream  You can be successful if you work hard and live morally. America is the land of opportunity. Freedom to work hard and be happy is enshrined in the Constitution. The Dream assumes equality of opportunity, no discrimination, freedom to follow goals and freedom from victimization. The American Dream From the 17th Century onwards, immigrants have dreamed of a better life in America. Many people immigrated to America in search of a new life for themselves or their families. Many others immigrated to escape persecution or poverty in their homeland. Immigrants dreamed of making their fortunes in America. For many this dream of riches became a nightmare. there were horrors of slavery, there were horrors of the American Civil War, there was a growing number of slums that were just as bad as those in Europe, there was also great corruption in the American political system which led to many shattered hopes. The idea of an American Dream for many was broken when in 1929, the Wall Street crashed, marking the beginning of the Great Depression. This era affected the whole world during the 1930s, but even in the midst of hardship, some people’s dreams survived. Thousands of people made their way west towards California to escape from their farmlands in the Midwest that were failing due to drought. The characters of George and Lennie dreamt of having a “little house and a couple of acres” which was their own dream. Is the American dream possible in the historical context of the novel? Dreams George and Lennie have a dream, even before they arrive at their new job on the ranch, to make enough money to live off the fat of the land and be their own bosses. Lennie will be permitted, then, to tend the rabbits. Dreams When George goes into a full description of the dream farm, its Eden-like qualities become even more apparent. All the food they want will be right there, with minimal effort