Throughout the novel "Of Mice and Men" we come across certain parts in the book that gives us‚ the reader an insight into the ending of the story. We come across the death of Candy’s dog that marks a major omen in the story. There are also some quotes that are like parallels to the end of the story‚ although the reader can interpret them as bad omens‚ the characters have no idea. Therefore‚ I think that the dog is a symbol of the treatment meted out to the old or those considered inconvenient or
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Of Mice and Men Symbols Throughout the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck weaves symbolism into each chapter. The author uses these symbols to express several themes within the book. Ultimately‚ this is a story of hope and lost dreams. We read about many recurring symbols in the book‚ such as rabbits‚ which Lennie is obsessed with. There is also George‚ who plays solitaire a lot‚ the farm where both Lennie and George dream of going‚ and there is the Luger gun that killed both Candy’s dog and
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Symbols. 1. Light-Steinbeck repeatedly tells us the state of light before starting a scene. The light represents freedom and dark is constriction. “both men glanced up‚ for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off. A girl was standing there looking in” She is symbolically trapped in a rectangle of light‚ similar to how George and Lennie were trapped in the shrinking sphere of light created by the fire earlier. 2. Rabbits- Lennie’s obsession with rabbits shows his innocence and
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In the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ the connection between Candy and his dog is very similar to the relationship between George and‚ Lennie. Candy and George are both caretakers; they look after their partners‚ even if they don’t fit in. The old dog is blind past his prime‚ and Lennie is naive and childlike in nature. It is not their fault that they are who they are because they don’t know any different. Candy defends his dog when the other workers try to convince him to get rid of
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The novel “Of Mice and Men” is filled with characters that portray weakness. They are Steinbeck’s commentary on the general attitude towards the “weak”‚ and on the stereotype of “weak”‚ and perhaps even on the belief of “survival of the fittest”-social darwinism. Candy’s dog and Lennie are two characters that do so perhaps the most significantly‚ although in the case of Candy’s dog it is slightly less obvious as he’s not given much of a personality. Upon digging deeper into these two characters‚
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Essay I think that the incident where Candy’s dog was about to get shot forshadows the death of Lennie Small. It seemed as though the dog’s life were controlled by others and it had no say in anything‚ so in this episode I believe the dogs fate was controlled by Slim. This is because Carlson was looking up to him for approval for the dog to die‚ but on the other hand Candy was also looking up to him to see if he could help him out as it says "Candy looked helplessly at him‚ for Slim’s opinions were
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How does Steinbeck create sympathy for Candy and his position on the ranch? Of Mice and Men is a novel written by John Steinbeck‚ set in America in the Great Depression of the 1930s. The main characters in the book are the clever‚ quick George‚ and his slow‚ child-like companion Lennie. They are itinerant workers who find work on a ranch in California’s Salinas Valley. There are many characters on the ranch‚ including Curley‚ Slim‚ and Crooks. However‚ the first ranch worker George and Lennie
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a novel that draws many emotions out of the reader. This story tells about two men‚ George and Lennie‚ who travel for work. Lennie is assumed‚ by readers‚ to be mentally disabled. He is not very smart‚ does not remember or understand many things and the other characters in the story comment on him being like a kid or childlike. George sacrifices continually through the entire story. He sacrifices not only the opportunity to have a better job but he also sacrifices
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stranger shoot my dog.” (Steinbeck‚ p. 61). John steinbeck is the author of Of Mice and Men. In this book‚ he introduces us to Candy and his dog. Candy and his dog are both on the old age side‚ and both are becoming more and more less helpful. Steinbeck used the dog to represent Candy and his fear of being old and useless. Steinbeck uses Candy’s old dog to represent Candy himself. His dog is old and gets in the way. When Carlson killed his dog it was like a reminder to Candy that he was getting
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Of Mice and Men Essay Compare the episodes in which Candy’s dog and Lennie die. How has Steinbeck made these events effective for the reader? John Ernst Steinbeck was born in Salinas‚ California on February 27‚ 1902. He worked as a farm labourer on ranches from 1919 to 1926. This experience has influenced the setting of the novella Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck met someone like Lennie Small which obviously provided Lennie’s character. I am going to compare the events in which Candy’s dog and
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