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Of Mice and Men Essay In the John Steinbeck novel of Mice and Men, everyone is lonely and will try or do anything to stop being lonely. Curlys wife is the loneliest character she is willing to talk to anyone even Lennie. Crooks is also a lonely character he is willing to take any chance if he can make a friend, even if he knows he can't do help out. And Candy is lonely character the reason being that he had a best friend who later dies, Candy is feeling less of use he is willing to do anything to feel useful.
“‘I oughtta of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t oughtta of let no stranger shoot my dog.’” (Steinbeck 61) Candy says so because Carlson shot the dog because he smelled, and if Candy shot the dog it would have been because the dog was only going to suffer more (like Lennie).
“(Candy) said miserably, “You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They says 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 nothin like that. I won’t have no place to go, an’ I can’t get no more jobs.”’
When Carlson kills Candy’s dog, Candy regrets not being the one that did it. “‘Candy said, “George.” “Huh?” “I oughtta of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t oughtta of let no stranger shoot my dog.”’
First Body Paragraph-First on pg (35) A.The author shows foreshadowing with a Character. B. Slim complained about Candy’s dog stinking the bunk room, and he wanted to get rid of the dog. C.Carlson says “That dog of Candy’s is so God Damn old he can’t hardly walk.
They are going to work at a ranch to earn money to buy the little ranch they want. They meet many people, some nice and some mean. One of the first characters they meet is candy. A very nice older man and his old dog. Candy’s dog is very old and suffering, in this book they made a decision to put him down.
If this was an old man, they would not have killed him but rather have sympathy for them. Then, Carlson continued to express his anger on Candy's dog, "'That dog of Candy’s is so God damn old he can’t hardly walk. Stinks like hell, too. Ever’ time he comes into the bunk house I can smell him for two, three days'"(Steinbeck 18). This is important to note because back in the 1930's when this story took place, caring for personal hygiene was not something that men cared for.
Candy owns an old dog that the other bunk mates complain about because of the stench coming from the dog. Eventually, another man named Carlson becomes furious about the smell and exclaims he wants the dog out. He also tells Candy to shoot the dog, and after Candy shuts the idea down, he offers to shoot the dog himself. After a while, Candy relents and allows Carlson to shoot the dog. “‘Let’s get it over with,’ he said.
In Lord of the Flies, when Piggy’s specs are stolen, he is no longer useful, and the boys kill him. In Of Mice and Men, Candy’s dog has also outgrown his usefulness. This causes Carlson to strongly suggest that Candy should shoot him. “You wouldn’t think it to look at him
Steinbeck states in the novel, “You seen what they done to my dog tonight?”(60). An example of Candy telling George and Lennie his problems. Candy still feels upset over his dog death by Carlson. But by using that excuse he got George to agree with him, to let him live in the ranch once they earn enough money. With Candy’s help with George and Lennie’s dream, it is easier and now faster for the three of them to get their ranch.
I don't know nothing that stinks as bad as an old dog. You gotta get him out.” The he says, “Why’n’t you shoot him, Candy?” By Carlson saying that, they all end up peer-pressuring Candy to shoot his dog because he stinks, and he's old. So Candy ends up saying ok and goes back to feeling unhappy and like he doesn't exist.
Of Mice and Men It is all quiet in the bunk house. Carlson is continuing to plead with Candy to let him to kill his dog. Candy does not want to allow it but, he does not feel he can deny Carlson.
Later on the book Candy tells George that they should get rid of him to just the they did to his dog
Body Paragraph I Candy is the loneliest person because he loses his only friend which was his dog.” Look , Candy. This ol’ dog jus’ suffers hisself 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”. Candy’s dog was the only thing he had left to keep him occupied he had no other friends or family.
Candy lost his right hand in a ranch accident, which is why the owners “give me a job swampin’” as he says (Steinbeck 59). He believes he will that he will be “can[ned] purty soon,” so he wants to go with George and Lennie (Steinbeck 60). When Carlson wants to shoot Candy’s dog, Candy does not want him to. He says “No, I couldn’... I had ‘im too long” and “I had him from a pup” (Steinbeck 45).