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Hope In Of Mice And Men By John Steinbeck

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“‘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

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When the workers return from the fields, Carlson says “He ain’t no good to you... Why’n’t you shoot him, Candy?”(44). Carlson and the other workers want to shoot Candy’s dog because it smells horrible and is too old to herd sheep. Because Candy’s dog is so old, it cannot eat on its own and is dependent on others to survive, and this causes the workers to treat it unfairly. Furthermore, when Candy and Lennie explain to Crooks about their dream, he responds by saying “You’ll be a swamper here till they take you out in a box.

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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).

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In this chapter, the gloom is relieved by the hopeful planning of the three men — George, Lennie, and Candy — toward their dream. For the first time in his life, George believes the dream can come true with Candy's down payment. He knows of a farm they can buy, and the readers' hopes are lifted as well, as the men plan, in detail, how they will buy the ranch and what they will do once it is theirs. But while Steinbeck includes this story of hope, the preponderance of the chapter is dark. Both the shooting of Candy's dog and the smashing of Curley's hand foreshadow that the men will not be able to realize their

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Later on, Candy admits to George that he wished he shot his dog himself. In chapter six, after Lennie kills Curley’s wife, Curley is searching for Lennie with the intention to kill him painfully. George finds Lennie in their agreed-upon place “in the brush.” George kills Lennie painlessly; much like how Carlson shot Candy’s dog painlessly. George does this because he would feel guilty; suchlike Candy and his dog.

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The story of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck is about two farmers named George and Lennie. Although this story may display many different themes; this story is mostly about hopes and dreams. George and Lennie are two farmers who share a strong friendship. Both of them have a dream of owning their own vegetable farm with a rabbit hutch one day. The story takes place when the great depression was happening and life was difficult at that time, but both George and Lennie found a way to work together and help each other out.

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The death of Curley’s wife and the death of Lennie. The death of Candy’s dog was very long and exaggerated. The killing of the old dog was brought up by Carlson because Carlson thought the dog smelled terrible. Carlson said to Candy, “Well, I can’t stand him [Candy’s dog] in here.” (Steinbeck 44).

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Lennie and George find themselves becoming more hopeful after Candy successfully manages to turn a dream that was originally meant for two men into a dream for three. He tries to help George and Lennie attain their dream, and convince them that, “S’pose I went in with you guys. Tha’s three hundred an’ fifty bucks I’d put in. I ain’t much good, but I could cook and tend the chickens and hoe the garden some” (59). He also shows the two friends of the possibility towards failed outcomes- symbolized through Candy’s inability to kill his own dog.

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After Lennie had just killed Curley’s wife and ran away, George and Candy find her dead in the barn. Candy and George both realize that everyone will

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Additionally, they are unable to comprehend the emotional reasons for why the dog should be saved, such as the fact that Candy has developed a friendship with the dog over the years and is not ready to let go of his companion. The self-interests of the men eventually take precedence over Candy’s emotional bond with his dog, a self-centered decision made by the inhabitants of the bunkhouse. Yet, when Candy agrees to let Carlson kill the dog, he says it, “softly and hopelessly” (47), showcasing the core fact that although pressure from people can eventually convince one to make a decision they previously would not have, it does not necessarily prove that he/she is satisfied with the outcome of the conflict, as he/ she was given virtually no other choice than to buckle under the burden sustained by the people supporting the majority

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After Lennie had killed Curley’s wife and ran away. George and Candy soon found her dead, Candy had started to talk in sorrow about how he could have tended in their farm now, but now he couldn’t anymore because of what Lennie did. George had later alerted the others of Curley’s wife's death and when Curley found her dead he knew who did it and threatened to shoot Lennie in the guts. George had to quickly find a way for Lennie not to get in trouble. “He worked himself into a fury.

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Curley’s wife has lost her dream and she lives an unhappy life. Curley’s wife had a dream but that dream turned out as hopeless as her fate in the end of the book. She could have made something of herself but she quickly gave up on her dream as soon as something discouraging happened. Now she has to live regretting giving up so quickly. " ’I tell you I ain't used to livin' like this.

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Candy then goes on about how he “…could of hoed in the garden and washed dishes for them guys” (96) In this scene, Steinbeck exposes that Curley’s wife actually possessed more power in death rather than in life. In other words, her death revoked the dreams of many characters , including herself. Now candy, Lennie, and George will never have their ideal piece of farm land and Curley’s wife will pursue her dreams of becoming an actress. Unfortunately, Curley’s wife

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