Through the character Crooks, Steinbeck shows the powerful nightmare of the American Dream. “Hundreds of ’em, go and quit and go on,” Crooks says, “Every one of ’em got a little piece of land in their head and none of ’em ever gets it.” (Steinbeck page). Crooks expresses the idea that the American Dream is a lie, and that those who believe in it are deceiving themselves.

Is this for an essay test or a paper? Your final statement seems a lot less drastic than the “powerful nightmare of the American Dream.” Do you have any other examples in Crook’s actions or statements? Can you define the American Dream–is it to own land, be your own boss, etc?

Whatever you do, remember that a paper for school is much more formal writing than emails or blogs. Your sentence structure is fine–just more explanation of your idea or thesis would be helpful. Assume your readers know absolutely nothing and spell out all your ideas and logic for them.

Through the character Crooks, Steinbeck shows the powerful nightmare of the American Dream. “Hundreds of ‘em, go and quite and go on,” Crooks says, “every one of ‘em got a little piece of land in their head and none of ‘em ever gets it” (Steinbeck page). Crooks expresses the idea that the American Dream is a lie, and that those who believe in it are deceiving themselves.

He tells Lennie the “American dream” is within their grasp. Of course, both of them will never have land of their own. ‘Not now, not tomorrow or in the near future, and especially not during the Great Depression.