How is the present situation of the men different from the vision they imagine in the future? How do they hope their lives will change in the future? Cite details in the text that support your answer.

Steinbeck uses the Great Depression as the setting for his story. The men in this story are transient itinerant workers. They all dream of a place to call home. What little money they save is easily spent or not nearly enough to start a stable life. These men feel lonely and isolated. They dream about a future where they can have a home and have a sense of independence. We see this when George continually repeats the story of a dream farm to Lennie.