Of Mice and Men/Dreams Kellie Sansone

George and Lennie's dream was, to one day save up enough money to have their own piece of land. On their farm or land they were going to have chickens, rabbits, which Lennie would take care of, and they would live off the fat of the land. I wouldn't consider George and Lennie's dream to be realistic for time period they were working and living in. The men weren't being paid enough money to own the land that they would hope to one day own, or they were spending it all when they went into town. Also, many of the men that had recently worked on the farm had wanted the same dream, and they never saved up enough money or they ended up moving to work on a new farm. I think it is important for people to have dreams for the future because, if you don't have a dream you won't have anything to work hard towards and be rewarded from. Just like Lennie, George, and many of the other men on the ranch had dreamed of owning their own land. When someone doesn't support your dream, it makes you feel like you cannot work hard for it and that you will never achieve it. For example when George and Lennie were told that no man had ever reached the dream of owning a farm, they never earned enough money to purchase the land.  If one's dreams go unfulfilled for long periods of time, you give up on that dream and never create a new dream to achieve. The only time it would be a good idea to hold onto a dream rather than face reality would be if you had the dream of furthering your education into college. That is why it is very important to have a realistic dream and also a dream you can work hard for and eventually achieve.