His own dream is unrealistic.
At times, I felt disappointed in George for leading Lennie to believe in a dream that could never become reality because Lennies' incredible strength would always be a liability. However, at the end of the story when George is forced to kill Lennie, when his dreams seem most real, I felt that it was better for Lennie to die wrapped in an illusion than to live through one more disappointment.
Curley's wife, who is the only female character, dreams of being a movie star. She is forbidden to talk to any men other than Curly. This makes Curly feel important and respected by the other ranch hands because he has something they do not. Curley's wife craves attention and wonders around the ranch asking "any you boys seen Curly?" (70). Testing her power of her sexuality around the ranch hands, she is referred to being dressed up with "full, rouged lips and widespaced eyes, heavily made up. Her finger-nails were red." (31). From this, we learn the extent that she goes to in order to presenting herself as appealing and beautiful. Curley's Wife does get attention she craves; however; this is in the form negative comments about being a "tart" and "jailbait". She is misunderstood until she talks to Lennie. It is Lennie who gives her all she really wants, someone to talk to and someone who will listen to her. With Lennie, she shares her dreams and regrets of not standing up to her mother and of being forced into a financial and non- emotional marriage with Curly. 'He ain't a nice fella' (86), she confides in Lennie. She continuously reminds herself that she "coulda been in the movies, an" had a nice clothes and sat in them big hotels, an" had pichers took of [her]" (79). I felt sypathathetic towards Curleys" Wife's regrets. During this era woman were suppressed and discriminated against. Many potential dreams were never fulfilled.
Candy is an old handicapped man.