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Lennie and George, migratory workers in the California fields,
cherish the dream of having a little farm of their own where as
Lennie's refrain has it, they can 'Live of the fatta o' the land.'
George yearns for his own place where he could bring in his own
crops instead of working for another. A place where he could get
what comes up from the ground for himself. He wants the full
reward of his own labor. He seeks independence, and to leave his
dependent life completely. These two men seek a status in society,
they feel as though they need to belong, and their dream of having a
farm g…
