Of Mice and Men- Utopian Society

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck shows the Rationalists' beliefs in a Utopian Society.  The idea that they could create a Utopian society was a major belief during this time period that many people strove to achieve. The Utopian society that people wanted to create would be a perfect place for everyone, where there would be no hungry, dying, or sick people would be what some people wanted to see in a Utopian society.  Others may just want to see everyone happy, and themselves living with the people that they love, doing exactly what they wanted to do.  The idea of a Utopian society would change depending on what people wanted in life.  In Of Mice and Men, the idea of a Utopian society was based purely off of what the main characters dreamed of.

In Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie have created their dream life.  They dream of a farm where they would have plenty of money, their own cattle and chickens, and plenty of rabbits for Lennie.  This dream is what they would want in their own Utopian society.  This Utopian society was what motivated them to keep going and not give up on each other and themselves.  They believed that this was a dream that could be accomplished if they did not give up and kept working towards that life.  This Utopian society was built off two other major Rationalist beliefs.  The belief that if they work hard, they will be rewarded, and the belief that they had the freedom and ability to move around socially support the Utopian society.  George and Lennie believed that if they worked hard, the would be able to move up socially, and therefor reach their Utopian society.