‘’ That god damn old he can't hardly walk stinks like hell to ever time he comes into the book house i can smell him for two there days ‘’ (Steinbeck 36)`The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is about two guys that are trying to find a job and once they get that job they are saving it to get like a barn and land. One of the characters is Carlson; he shoots Candy’s dog because he was smelling stinky. Shooting Candy’s dog was good because he was old and I don't think Candy was taking care of it.For example, “cause he stinks and he is very old so to me it doesn't matter an he can hardly walk so to me a dog doesn't even supposed to be in the house (P. 36 ) This quote shows if he was taking care of his dog this would have
Steinbeck quotes: “Look, Candy. This ‘ol dog jus’ suffers himself all the time. If you was to take him out and shoot him right in the back of the head-’ he leaned over and pointed, ‘-right there, why he’d never know what hit him.” (Steinbeck, 71). This quote acts as a catalyst to foreshadow the scene at the end of the novel.
Later Carlson followed himself with, “Why’n’t you shoot him, Candy?” (Steinbeck 44). Candy stated that he did not mind the smell of the dog, and that he wants to keep the dog. Carlson became angered by this. He keep trying to get permission from Candy to kill the dog.
The author uses foreshadowing to show the theme. This is explained when Carlson wants Candy’s dog gone because it smells very bad and makes the bunk room stink. “He stopped and sniffed the air,
Then he rolled slowly over and faced the wall and lay silent.” (Steinbeck, page 49). Carlson didn’t want that dog in the bunkhouse anymore because the dog was really sick. The dog could barely eat, he stank, he had arthritis, the dog could barely move. He wasn't useful anymore.
Candy's dog eventually gets shot for no reason, other than the fact that the others do not like him. The dog was hated by the other men living on the farm. The sense of feeling that others do not like you is one of the main contributes to lonliness in the world today. Steinbeck attempts to allow readers to recognize this, and change their actions and words towards others to prevent this lonely state in
Of Mice and Men, a book written by John Steinback that focuses on 1930s California laboring, is placed on a work ranch in California. Candy, a ranch hand, had a dog that he had brought with him to the work ranch and had grown a strong bond with, this is unique because most people travel alone however, another ranch hand, Carlson, did not want the dog around. Carlson thought that the dog had an odor and a poor quality of life and should be euthanized. Candy is suffering with this decision because he knows that the dog is suffering but he also loves the dog and has grown a very strong bond with it. Candy should euthanize the dog because the dog is suffering and the dog is no longer useful to candy and the dog would have a painless death.
Get him outta here… I don’t know anything that stinks as bad as that old dog.”(Steinbeck44). This is a form of cruelty because Carlson does not consider that candy can relate to the dog because he is also old and candy fears that once he can no longer clean Curley or Carlson will get rid of him. During pages 80 to 82 Curley’s wife is making crooks feel bad by reminding him what world they live in. after Lennie and Candy come in to crooks room Curley’s wife soon followed and when told to leave by crooks she said “listen n-word you know what I can do to you if you open your trap.
He did not look down at the dog at all. He lay back on his bunk and crossed his arms behind his head and stared at the ceiling” (Steinbeck 3.5). The conflict between Carlson and Candy characterizes Candy as powerless, but very protective at the same time as he is trying to stand up for his dog. The dog is very important to Candy, therefore, he does not want to let go of him. Candy is also very dependent on others that hold more power, but is often disappointed.
An’ he ain’t good to himself. Why’n’t you shoot him, Candy?” (Steinbeck 44). Candy tries to hold on to the one thing that keeps him company, and he does not judge his dog for being disable. Carlson complains his dog is old, smells, and has no teeth, which appears to be a similar description of Candy.
. Do you think its wrong to kill a dog? The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is about George and lennie, who are migrant farm workers are starting a new job and meeting a lot of people. In the third chapter of the novel, there was a fight in the bunker between lenwnie and curley and then candy gets upset about his dog. One of the characters is Carlson; he shoots Candy’s dog because he was smelly, old, dirty, and going to die soon anyway.
Candy is so attached to his dog that when people said that he stinks Candy doesn't notice. “ Get him outta here, Candy! I don’t know nothing that stinks as bad as an old dog. You gotta get him out.” “ I been around him so much I never notice he stinks.”
The novel Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck explores the characters' regrets to define the idea that one’s choices may not include a “right answer”. The execution of Candy’s dog, Curley’s wife’s potential acting career, and the killing of Lennie all reinforce this idea. Candy’s dog is introduced as an old dog that smelled awful, and Carlson raises the idea of putting it down. Candy is hesitant at first not wanting to kill his only family left but relents after Carlson’s persistence deciding to let Carlson do the deed. Later while discussing with George he reveals that he regrets not the killing of his dog, but for not doing it himself.
When Candy loses his dog, he is deeply affected, which is detected by the audience when he says, "You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They say he wasn't no good to himself nor nobody else. When they can me here I wisht somebody'd shoot me. But they won't do nothing like that. I won't have no place to go, an' I can't get no more jobs" (Steinbeck 60).
You gotta get him out.” (Steinbeck 74). The quote connects to the point because this old dog represented a person who can’t physically do anything anymore, so people lose their interest in this person like they lost to the dog and told Candy to get him out of the room. When they also said that the dog is useless Candy took it personally. This shows that during this time people counted the time they didn’t have time for useless things or
Steinbeck argues that the purpose of Candy’s disability of having old age is to demonstrate that if you cannot help in society, your chances of survival will be decreased through the use of the comments of the other workers on the ranch. Steinbeck supports this claim by demonstrating how in the society that the book is based in, if you are not helping in society, then your survival may be threatened. An example of this is when Candy’s dog is about to get shot. Since he can no longer help out, the other workers want to kill him. “We can’t sleep with him stinkin’ around in here” (Steinbeck, 47).