... but to shoot him. Candy then tells George that he wishes that when he is no good to himself that someone would shoot him. After that killing of the dog Candy has nothing left to live for, no more hopes and doesn't even dare to dream. All was not lost for Candy because George offered him a peace of ... happen now. George is conscious of what will happen when Curley and the other workers find Lennie. Lennie would only suffer, and just like Carlson did to Candy's dog George was going to do to Lennie. George knew that the best thing to do was to put Lennie out of his misery. George takes ou...

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• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

... . Another character in this book that represents loneliness is Candy. He is an old man who has only one hand and only one true friend a dog (45). He doesn't do much anymore, except take care to his dog and do little work around the farm that a little kid could do. He knows that he doesn't have much time anymore and his future ... , too "(76). Since Candy asked George and Lennie to share their dream he will not feel as lonely as he used to be. Now candy doesn't feel like an old dog that is waiting to be shot. Candy is an old man who is not much good to the farm which makes him one of lonel...

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• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

... on the ranch. Candy is an old man with only one arm. He had an old dog but agreed to let Carlson kill it. Candy was very attached to his old dog, as he had been with the dog since it was a pup. He reacts badly to the dog's death, and feels guilty that he let a stranger kill it. Candy is afraid that he ... to take him with them, and offers them enough money so that at the end of the month they will be able to afford to buy the place. After his dog's death, Candy seems desperate to leave the ranch. To make George and Lennie sure that he wants the place he tells them; I'd make a will an' l...

• Word Count: 2660
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

... farm worker who knows everything about everyone who works on the ranch. Humble and weary, Candy seems to be feeling his age when Carlson shoots his best friend and his dog. He works in the bunkhouse making sure things are clean and tidy. He helps the story along through his gossiping. When George and Lennie arrive at the ranch he is ... do the best by everybody but he finds that hard as he gossips non-stop. Candy confesses to George and Lennie that he hopes for a similar fate in which his dog died. He wants this because before George and Lennie arrived he had no aims in life and was lon...

• Word Count: 5465
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

... running away with the pearl. If her husband wouldn't throw the pearl back into the ocean, then she will. Kino quickly jumps out of bed and chases Juana down like a dog. He was easily able to catch up to Juana, and once he did, he threw her on the ground and started to beat her. But Juana knew that she deserved ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School

... Aunt Clara gave him, but the mice would start to bite his fingers, and he would pinch their heads, and then they would be dead. George offers to get Lennie a dog because it would not be killed as easily as a mouse. Foreshadowing Lennie will get into some kind of trouble, George says, "Lennie - if you just happen to get in trouble ... ...

• Word Count: 4593
• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: High School