Imagine someone who is working their dream job, living the life they always wanted, but with one cost, not having any close relationships. Relationships are apart of everyday life, and help make going through problems easier. At times, dreams and relationships might clash, creating a choice between the two. In literature, dreams are often portrayed as hope or a new beginning and relationships help define who the character is, showing how they act with others. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, it is shown that relationships positively and negatively affect dreams, that some dreams cannot happen based on relationships, and that dreams can force a choice between relationships. In the novel Of Mice and Men, it is shown how relationships can positively effect your dreams. One of the main characters, Lennie, has a dream of buying a ranch and owning animals with another main character, George. When Lennie asks George to tell him…show more content… Beneatha Younger, a young college student, has the dream of becoming a doctor. Her mother, Mama, and sister-in--law, Ruth, are supportive of her choice, while her brother, Walter, is not as encouraging, saying, “I’m interested in you. Something wrong with that? Ain’t many girls who decide to be a doctor” (Hansberry 36). Walter doubts Beneatha and her career choices by asking her about them constantly, seeing if she would change her mind. Beneatha’s relationship with George Murchinson, a rich boy she goes on dates with, also doubts her choice to become a doctor, not believing her, “... but first I’m going to be a doctor, and George, for one, still thinks that’s funny” (Hansberry 50). George does not take her dream seriously, making it harder to accomplish it while trying to maintain a relationship with him. While having those relationships going the same way they are, it makes achieving her dream
