Part 3

Once again, I have continued to enjoy part three of "Of Mice and Men."  In part three we have learned much more about Lennie and George's dream.  Lennie asked George, "Tell about that place, George."  At first, George says, "I jus' tol' you, jus' las' night."  Eventually though, George begins to tell the story while Candy is listening.  "Well, it's ten acres," said George, "Got a little win'mill.  Got a little shack on it, an' a chicken run.  Got a kitchen, orchard, cherries, apples, peaches, 'cots, nuts, got a few berries.  They's a place for alfalfa and plenty water to flood it."  After starting to describe their dream home, George's hands stopped working with the playing cards and his voice grew warmer as he starting thinking about things he would build that he had when he was growing up.  Not only Lennie imagined this dream home with rabbits, George sat entranced with his own picture.  All of a sudden, Candy, who Lennie and George did not realize was listening, said, "You know where's a place like that?"  At first, George acted on guard and did not answer Candy's question.  But when Candy said, "S'pose I went in with you guys.  Tha's three hundred an' fifty bucks I'd put in."  This would mean that George and Lennie would only have to come up with 250 dollars to buy their dream property.  George says, "We was always gonna do it by ourselves."  After contemplating it though, George decides that the three of them would buy the property in a month.  The dream that George had never really believed in was actually coming true!  George, Lennie, and Candy decided that they would leave in one month, and that they would not tell anyone about their plan.
During Lennie and George's conversation, George said, "We'd belong there."  I think that George and Lennie's dream of moving to this property is what has kept them going.  I feel like I can relate to this because my dreams and hopes of doing well are what encourage me to try hard in whatever I do. George and Lennie have not belonged anywhere else that they have gone and are longing for a place to call home.
I think that Lennie is going to forget not to tell anyone about their plan.  When he spoils their plan, many other men will want to come with them.  I think that George, Lennie and Candy will have to escape from their work at night and flee to their dream property, a true place that they will be able to fit in and call home.