George made the heart-wrenching decision to kill his best friend, Lennie Small. Killing Lennie is justified throughout the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck because if George did not kill Lennie, then Lennie would’ve had a slow, painful death, due to the fact the Curly is furious at Lennie for murdering his wife. “Curley gon’ta wanna get ‘im lynched,”says Candy (Steinbeck 94). Candy's dog is a blind, deaf old dog that cannot even walk with ease, and does not eat food. After Carlson shot Candy’s dog Candy says “I ought to of shot that dog myself”(Steinbeck 61).
Lennie’s actions on the people at the ranch were at first confused of why George was with him and Slim even states people feel alone with someone with them. For example when Candy’s dog was shot. “Candy if you want me to I put that dog out of it’s misery right now, won't hurt him at all,” says Carlson. “Let’s wait till tomorrow,” says Candy. “We can’t sleep with that stinken dog in here,” yells Carlson.
Lennie’s Experiences with Animals Foreshadow Death Lennie's experiences with animals foreshadow later events because the actions with animals are negative. They show that Lennie is out of control and careless. For example, Lennie has killed mice by only petting them, which was said in the passage. Next , when Carlson wants to shoot Candy’s dog right in the back of the head, Candy is hesitant because he has had the dog for a very long time. This foreshadows Lennie’s death when he is shot right in the back of the head by George, who really does not want to because George has been beside Lennie for so long and how innocent and benevolent Lennie had been.
He realises that he can not keep protecting Lennie from people when he gets into trouble. Steinbeck makes the dog and Candy like Lennie and George because he implies that they both are all together in a world that everybody is for themselves. Except for the fact that Candy has his dog and George has Lennie. When George kills Lennie,
As candy wanted his companion to be with him at the end, as did george for lennie. Candy represents the old person who isn´t needed anymore, which is an inevitable outcome. As someday , you will grow incompetent of fulfilling demands, or needs, and will be let go. I determined this through his actions, quotes, symbolism, and foreshadowing. Candy is one of the most important characters to understand, as he is representative of
George prohibits Lennie from petting mice, making Lennie sad. While Lennie killing mice is a bad thing, Carlson killing Candy’s dog is actually isn’t. Carlson shoots Candy’s beloved dog to stop it from enduring any more suffering. Carlson recognizes the love that Candy feels for his dog, and lets Candy know that the way he would shoot him: “‘...He wouldn’t feel nothing...
We all know someone who has to have a guardian or caretaker with them at all times. These people usually have mental handicaps that don’t let them function on their own. In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, we learn that lennie has a disability. In the story, George wants to have Lennie by his side to keep him out of trouble. As we read in the book, we find out what type of person George is.
In the book Of Mice and Men, Lennie plays a huge part in the plot of the story. Throughout the book, him and George share a dream of owning a ranch and not being stuck working dead end jobs all their life. Forever. They talk about the dream multiple times in the novella. I don’t think George and Lennie could acquire and maintain the farm because they would not be able to maintain and pay for it, plus Lennie gets in way too much trouble.
Most people have a friend or know someone that always likes to be in charge, but Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck redefines control freak George is a small, scrawny, and smart man that watches over Lennie a mentally disabled, large, and strong man. George isolates and controls Lennie which ultimately leads to Lennie’s death. Lennie’s disability makes it very hard for him to remember the simplest of things making it very easy for George to get mad about things Lennie does or says.
As exhibited throughout the novel Lennies main concern to tend the rabbits. George has looked after Lennie long enough to not become lonely. With his dream at arms reach, he’s completely set on the idea, even knowing of the land he strives to buy. The two themes foreshadowed are loneliness and dreams. They interconnect people who are lonely and how their dreams are what push them through.
Mourning doves are one of the more familiar birds sound from southern Canada to Mexico. They abundant in the open country and along countrysides and are prolific breeders so that they are very common. Its scientific name is Zenaida macroura. The Mourning Dove is a slim bird having a small head and a long, pointed tail with adults that are about 12 inches or 30 cm in length and weigh about 5 oz or 140g.
His old dog is a metaphor for Lennie. Steinbeck uses the acts of violence that George, Lennie, and Candy make to suggest that humans will commit violent acts that are either unintentional, accidental, or merciful just for the greater good of or to
In the novel Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck it takes place during the Great Depression. The story is of two men, George and Lennie, that have a dream of one day owning their own ranch. Both of the have different characteristics, Lennie is mentally handicapped but it’s what makes George’s dream ti become more worthwhile. They both arrive to the new ranch after Lennie had an accident a women in the other farm, Weed. When they arrived at the farm, George would speak for with and do what he needed to do.
Lennie is excited about them because they'll be furry and silky to the touch, but it also is known that Lennie tends get a little too rough with whatever he pets. This also acts as a distinct parallel to the very unattainability of Lennie and George's dream in the sense that it is so impossible to achieve the perfect lifestyle without a complication coming in the way. This is much like how Lennie’s ideal life involves possessing an abundance of rabbits to pet, where in all reality this can never happen, since Lennie is incapable of being gentle with any soft, cuddly animal that he desires. In the end, the reasons that displayed animal symbolism included Candy's dog getting shot, which foreshadowed future events, the origin and meaning of Of Mice and Men, and the theme of rabbits.
Steinbeck uses symbolism of the death of Candy's dog to relate to the death of Lennie because it both shows that they
