Steinbeck describes people as if they were living their lives at the same level of existence as animals. His characters do have their dignity and face life without flinching. They have ideals and that separates them from the animals, they dream of their own promised land, but the dreams are always too far away and cannot come true in real life. George and Lennie dream of his own little farm, Curley’s wife of a happy marriage to a devoted husband. Crook on the other hand of a place where he will be equal to white men. Steinbeck seems to be un ....