In the denouement of John Steinbeck's Of Mice
and Men, George has Lennie repeat the dream for two
reasons:
First of all, Lennie loves the dream and delights
in its repetition. It is a calming force for Lennie, and one that brings him joy. So,
George gives his childlike friend the last and final treat before sending him to
heaven.
Secondly, Lennie is the keeper of the dream.
George has always known that they will never realize the dream of having a ranch of
their own, but he has half believed in the dream by the prayer that it has become
through repetition. But, since George now realizes that the dream cannot exist without
Lennie, he ends the dream as a final prayer with Lennie's death.
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