“‘Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other’”(Steinbeck 35). The story Of Mice and Men starts with two characters named George and Lennie. George and Lennie are trying to get their dream of getting their own place and working when they want. On their way to their dream, they need to work at a ranch and stay at a bunkhouse for a bit to get money. They meet Crooks and Candy at the ranch, who wants to join their dream. Due to Crooks being black, he became an outcast. Candy is an old man with a stump on his right arm because he lost his hand in an accident at the ranch. When they get together their plan to get their dream is on a bumpy road. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck, the author expresses human needs for protection, …show more content…
To be more specific, the need for Candy’s hope has disappeared. After Lennie kills Curley's Wife, Candy blames her for messing up the dream. Candy states that “‘[Curley's wife has] done it, di’n’t [she]? [He]’ pose [shes] glad’” (Steinbeck 95). As a result of Lennie killing Curley’s Wife, Candy's hope has been fated, and now dislikes Curley’s Wife because he knows that he has a slim chance of achieving his dream with Lennie and George. If Curley’s Wife didn’t die, they could have saved up for their dream. Even tho his he has a slim chance of getting his dream he still has a bit of hope left. Furthermore, Candy wanted better closure with his dog. When Carlson kills Candy’s dog Candy regrets letting him and he thinks “‘[he] shouldn’t ought to let no stranger shout my dog’”(Steinbeck 61). Carlson wanted to kill Candy's dog because it was old, sick, and no longer able to work as a sheepdog. Carlson thinks the dog isn’t good to Candy. Carlson can’t see that the dog still has value as Candy's friend and companion. Since Candy values his dog, he wanted to kill his dog by himself and was worried that his dog's last minutes of his life were in fear. This shows that Candy requires hope and closure. characters’ needs drive their choices throughout the