Motivation is the will to do something. Life has many different levels of motivation; achieve something, attempt to achieve something and not try to achieve something. Motivation can be applied to the American dream. In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, motivation levels are clearly evident, this affects the process by which the characters achieve their dreams. Of Mice and Men is the story of two migrant workers, how they navigate their American dream, and the hardships of working on a ranch during the Great Depression. The characters in Of Mice and Men go through these levels of motivation and success. Through the characters George and Lennie, Curley's wife, and Crooks, the steady male, Steinbeck illustrates that the American dream is achievable through hard work, dedication, and a lot of motivation. George and Lennie show motivation to achieve their American dream, even through all their efforts. problems, which motivates them even more. George and Lennie are a rare case of best friends traveling together in a time when it was every man for himself. Additionally, Lennie suffers from a mental disability which poses a huge burden for George. Together, George and Lennie have an American dream, and George explains the dream this way: "OK, one day we're going to round up the jack and we'll have a little house and a few acres[. . .]” (14). George and Lennie's American dream is like that of all other migrant workers. They want to have a place of their own, where no one can boss them around or tell them what to do. George and Lennie dream of this because of their lack of freedom as migrant workers, because as migrant workers they only depend on money and hope to succeed in life. Throughout history... middle of paper ... hundreds of men pass on the roads and on the ranches, with their packs on their backs and "that same damn thing in their head!" 74). Scammers raise a good point here. Lennie and George's dream, now shared with Candy, is like every other migrant worker's American dream. This is something the trio absolutely does not want to hear, that their dream is doomed. Crooks brings the idea to life and shows how achievable their American dream really is. George and Lennie, Curley's wife, and Crooks, the steady male, all have an American dream and through them and their dreams, Steinbeck shows that the American dream may or may not be achieved through the dedication and drive that you put in the dream. Even though George and Lennie, Curley's wife and Crooks all have dreams, they are all at different stages of achieving that dream, even if they try..