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Discuss the Significance of Dreams in ‘Of Mice and Men’

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GCSE English Coursework Essay - Discuss the Significance of Dreams in 'Of Mice and Men' Of Mice and Men is a novella written by John Steinbeck in 1937. It is set in Soledad, California, and this is significant because 'Soledad' means 'loneliness'. The theme of dreams in Of Mice and Men is very significant to the plot of the story and for understanding characters. John Steinbeck uses dreams to thicken the plot and to give the characters more meaning and purpose. All of the characters in the story have dreams, and Steinbeck uses this to make the story more interesting. In this essay I will be discussing the significance of dreams for the individual main characters in the story and how they all link together within the plot. Steinbeck was born in 1902 in Salinas, California, a region that became the setting for much of his fiction, including Of Mice...

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