Lennie is a grown man with a mental disability.”Give it here”(Steinbeck,6). He acts like he is 6 or 7 years old. But he isn’t weak.”No,he ain’t,but he sure is one hell of a good worker.Strong as a bull” (Steinbeck,22). Lennie represents death/bad guy in this book even though he doesn’t know what it is. He always accidently kills animals like mice and pups.…
Candy’s Dog-foreshadowing for George and Lennie and Candy, old/out of use so it is killed, brings out the brutality/carelessness in human nature (Carlson)…
The old dog has been with Candy for a long time, it is his only companion and Candy ‘squirmed uncomfortably’ when Carlson told him to shoot the dog. This statement shows that it is hard for Candy to think about such a thing, and the way Steinbeck describes Candy’s movements makes the reader share his uneasiness. Candy speaks “softly”, as the dog is a sensitive topic to him. He doesn’t shout at the men for bringing up such a topic of killing his dog, so it seems that he is not completely against the idea.…
George and Candy had just finished a conversation, and Candy decides to change the subject to his dog. Candy says, “I ought to of shot that dog myself.” While this may not appear to be anything special, there is actually a huge twist behind it. George considers Lennie to be his “dog,” and after listening to Candy’s comment, he realizes that after all Lennie has been through, it only seems right if he kills him himself. This quote ultimately foreshadows how George will kill Lennie, and not let some other guy do the job for him. To sum it up, Steinbeck does a terrific job using foreshadow during this particular time in the novel.…
The book 'Of Mice and Men' mainly illustrates the ranch life of Lennie and George and the conflicts between Lennie and other workers. The author uses details of their experience to demonstrate the helplessness and the powerlessness of the victims of the Great Depression and the falsity of American dream.…
From the moment George and Lennie were introduced to Curley’s wife, we could feel the tension rise. From just fleeing the last place they worked because of a run in with Lennie touching a woman, it’s an acceptable accusation that Curley’s wife will be directed to the conflict of the story. Another moment that predicted the end of the story was when Carlson shot Candy’s dog. Carlson said that the dog was aged and useless, that he wreaked of everything that smelt crummy and there is no point in keeping him around. It is safe to say this was a direct comparison to how useless everyone saw Lennie and we could infer that something similar that happened to Candy’s dog would happen to Lennie later on in the novella. Steinbeck made us see the treatment of elderly and mentally ill…
[Candy] said miserably, "You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They says he wasn't no good to himself nor nobody else”(Steinbeck 60). Candy is introduced in the start of chapter two, he is described indirectly by the narrator as a “Stoop shouldered old man”(Steinbeck 18). He is said to have a round stump on his right arm, but no hand. His dog enters later in chapter two, whom is described as a “dragfooted sheepdog, gray of a muzzle, and with pale, old eyes”(Steinbeck 26). Through these characters, Steinbeck helps the reader understand the stereotype of the uselessness of the elderly and disabled. Along with this, Candy and his dog create a parallel with George and Lennie.…
The past problem lead to him killing a puppy when he was in the barn, before he killed Curley’s wife. “And Lennie said to the puppy, “Why do you got to get killed? You ain’t so little as mice. I didn’t bounce you hard.”’ (Steinbeck 85).…
Since Candy had his dog murdered he have anybody that he can turn to anymore which leaves candy lonely with nobody to be at his side. Steinbeck highlights Candy’s love for his dog, since he had him since he was a pup and now he had to let him down with knowing that he would no longer be seeing his only friend that he had since he started working on the ranch.…
In chapter 3 of “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, numerous intriguing events take place. First, George confesses to Slim what happened when he and Lennie were in Weed; next, Carlson shoots Candy’s dog. Then, Candy joins George and Lennie in their dream for the future, and finally, a fight at the end between Curley and Lennie takes place. Two symbols in the chapter are Candy’s dog and George’s solitaire game.…
In the first scene, Candy is with all of the guys and the guys began planning to kill Candy’s dog. Steinbeck’s description of the relationship between Candy and his dog emphasizes how much Candy loves and cares for his dog. Candy’s reaction to the guys shows the initial fear he has, “Candy looked about unhappily. “No,” he said softly. “No I couldn't do that. I had ‘im too long” (45). His fear of not having his dog sets in during this moment. As the scene goes on more reactions like this come from Candy as he talks with Slim about his dog, “Candy looked helplessly at him.” (45) Candy is afraid of being alone and not having the companion he has had for many years. Slowly and reluctantly, Candy allows the guys to kill his dog. The pain that Candy displays after the gun goes off illustrates his true emotion. “For a moment he continued to stare at the ceiling. Then he rolled slowly over and faced the wall and lay silent” (49). This moment shows Candy’s pain and weakness because he is…
In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, he portrays love as an important part of human nature. Without love or companionship, Steinbeck shows how someone will become monstrous. An instinct in every person causes a horrified reaction to the calloused actions of the uncaring in Steinbeck’s story. Lennie is Steinbeck’s best example of love untainted by the world, as his mental condition doesn’t allow him to learn much, not absorbing the apprehensive, bitter habits that mask other people’s hearts. He shows love most bluntly, making an effort to befriend every creature and character, oblivious to his habit to physically hurt. When Candy’s dog is killed, Steinbeck shows a little caring in the other men, limited as it is, showing that…
Candy demonstrates how the companionship of something familiar, something friendly, brings hope, and provides a way to make ones way through one’s life journey. At first, Candy has his dog, his unwaveringly faithful friend. Candy’s dog, despite being non-human, is a sentient being that Candy relies upon. Psychologically, when people cannot care for themselves to the degree they wish, the ability to protect and provide sustenance for a lesser creature or person provides a sense of accomplishment that they cannot attain in any other way. Candy cares for his dog and despite the fact that many see it as a worthless “object”, “‘Got no teeth, he's all stiff with rheumatism. He ain't no good to you, Candy. An' he ain't no good to himself. Why'n't you shoot him, Candy?’ (Steinbeck 22), Candy continues to…
When one of the protagonists, Lennie breaks Curley’s wife’s “neck”, he in turn kills his dream of a better life with George, his only hope in the world. Crooks foreshadows that their dream will not come true, saying that he has “seen hundreds of men come by on the road, an’ that same damn thing on their heads” … “ever’body wants a little piece of lan”, but none of them get it. Lennie’s “dead puppy” also foreshadows Lennie killing Curley’s wife, and in turn George and his dream. George and Lennie want to “live off the fatta the lan”, but in the world that Steinbeck has created, all hope of a better life is killed, like the dead mice in Lennie’s paws.…
Carlson along with other men on the ranch say that his dog stinks and is too old to be around the ranch and that they need to put it out of its misery. Candy doesn’t want to let go of his long companion that he has raised since it was a pup but he knew he had to do it. Once Carlson killed his dog Candy felt more alone than ever before, being old without a hand, he knew that when his time was up they would get rid of him just like they did to his dog and leave him to venture of himself.…