Day dreamers...

It is extremely important for people to have dreams because it creates one's purpose in life, and helps a person to discover who they are by striving for their goals every day.  In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Lennie and George exemplify this idea as they dream about owning a ranch together one day. This creates a sense of purpose for both of them. For example,  when George and Lennie are making a deal with Candy to pay for their own ranch together George says, " 'Look, if me an' Lennie work a month an' don't spen' nothing, we'll have a hunderd bucks. That'd be four fifty. I bet we could swing her for that' " (60). This illustrates how important it is for people to have dreams because Lennie and George create a purpose for themselves when they plan to work for a month in order to buy a ranch with Candy. It is their purpose to keep working and help old Candy to quit his job and have a place to live before he is fired from his job, and dreaming about the ranch will help them fulfill their purpose. Furthermore, having dreams in life helps a person to discover themself as they work towards what they want in life. For instance,  when George and Lennie are  discussing how they would live if they had a ranch Lennie exclaims, " ' We could live offa the fatta the lan' ' " (57). This proves the importance of having dreams in life because as George and Lennie think about who they will be and how they will live , they discover who they are at the moment and what they want to become. It is so important for people to dream because without dreams, one has nothing to live for or contribute to the world.