There are two different classes within the novel Of Mice and Men. This is clear mostly because of Curley. Curley is in the upper class, and thinks that he is superior to George and Lenny who are both in the worker class. Curley antagonizes Lenny because he is the boss’s son and he knows that he won’t get fired. The classes are split into a working class and the farm owners. We can tell that Lenny and George want to be farm owners because in all of their dreams they own their own farm, with rabbits of course, and it is considered to be the “American Dream”. Not only will they live sufficiently but they will be safe from the rest of the world. Also, you can tell that Lenny and George are not in the top social class because of the fact that they are always dreaming of a better life. Like immigrants coming to America, Lenny and George start at the bottom of the totem pole and constantly dream of having a good life and sustaining themselves and having the “American Dream”. George knows that Lenny and him are in a bad situation so he continually tells Lenny that soon they will own a farm together and raise livestock, George tells Lenny this to make him happy and continually pursue the American dream.
I like how you separated the classes into the working class, and the upper class (farm owners). But just because Lennie and George always dream of having a better life, doesn't mean that they're in the lower class. Curley is in the upper class because his dad owns the ranch, but he probably wishes for a better life too. It is mentioned in the book numerous times that Curley doesn't like guys who are bigger than him, and after the fight with Lennie he is reminded of how small he is, and that probably made him feel inferior to guys who are bigger than him.
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