... around to find job opportunities during the Great Depression in California. In Of Mice and Men, the killing of Lennie and Candy's Dog are symbolic physically and non-physically. Both Candy's dog and Lennie were killed in a way that made them feel no pain. They were both shot in the back of the ... They were both shot with the same gun, Carlson's Lugar. They both where sick; Lennie is mentally and Candy's dog is physically. Neither of them saw it coming. Carlson took Candy's dog out into the woods in the middle of the night when it was dark and George made sure Lennie was distracted and ....

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... thing that he touches. When Steinbeck uses these examples he's portraying that nothing good lasts forever. The representation of Candy's dog is foreshadowing what will happen to Candy in the future. Candy and his dog represent the elderly and the disabled. Carlson and everyone else on the ranch resemble society, therefore, just like Candy and ... wanted by the other men, "He ain't no good to you, Candy. An' he ain't no good to himself This ol' dog jus' suffers hisself all the time." (Steinbeck 44,45). This is significant because it shows that society thinks the elderly and the disabled a...

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... along with the themes. In Of Mice and Men, there are two examples of the theme euthanasia. One of the examples is Candy's dog. "A dragfooted sheepdog, gray of muzzle, and with pale, blind old eyes" (Steinbeck: 26) Candy's dog is very old, and has a hard time walking. It suffers from its disability everyday, and it is no longer any good to its ... . An' he ain't no good to himself. Why'n't you shoot him, Candy?" (Steinbeck: 49) But, while Candy understands that his dog is suffering, he does not want to shoot him, for he has been with his dog ever since the dog was a pup. Candy also sees h...

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... the good, the bad, and the ugly. One of the good relationships in this novel is that of Candy and his dog that he " "had [for] so long" " (44). Just knowing this, you can assume that it's a very close relationship between human and the ... dog companion. Even though a person without a dog would proclaim, " "nothing stinks as bad as an old dog"" (44), Candy would say, " "never notice how he stinks"" (44), this showing the deeper, poignant connection than the norm ... offers a very genuine relationship between the old and the innocent. While the other bunkers try to talk Candy into shoot...

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... and is useless. George has Lennie and he is very strong, but very slow mentally and always gets George into trouble. Candy is unable to kill his dog, which he later regrets, but George knows he must kill Lennie. Steinbeck uses animal imagery to describe Lennie in the book "Of Mice and Men." ... on the same page, "Snorting into the water like a horse," comparing Lennie to a horse. When handing over the mouse to George, he refers to Lennie as a dog by saying, "Slowly like a terrier, Lennie approached, drew back, and approached again." During the fight with Lennie and Curley, he refers to ...

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... for a man to kill without realising it or having any intension of doing so. The first of the mini tragedies, that lead up to the main tragedy was when Candy's dog was shot. Steinbeck attempts to make the reader feel sympathy for Candy by creating a strong tone of tension in the bunk-house. When George and Lennie first meet Candy, his ... to the main climax by starting small. The mouse incident is the first hint of Lennie's uncontrollable strength - "I wasn't doin" nothing bad with it, George. Jus" stroking it." The second dog tragedy happens immediately before Curley's wife dies. George...

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... friends. One of these examples is the friendship between Candy, an old, one-handed man and his dog, a smelly, equally old animal. Although Candy's dog depends on Candy for protection, shelter and food, Candy depends on his dog for friendship and company. Candy and his dog only have each other to depend on since the other men are indifferent to him. Nobody at the ... lose their friend. They never would've imagined how hard it is to live without the other individual. Candy loses his dog because the men at the bunkhouse protest that his dog is old, useless and smelly. After Carlson kills C...

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... losing something they deeply care for. Candy is to give up his dog to Carlson because the dog is so old and smelly. When Carlson shoots Candy's dog, Candy immediately regrets his decision, and knows he "ought to of [shoot] that dog [himself]. [He] shouldn't ought to let no stranger shoot [his] dog." (# 61) Candy knows he makes a mistake, because he grows up with that ... dog, but there is no other option, and it ends up losing his only ... companion, his dog. George also goes through something similar. When Lennie kills Curley's wife, he ... ...

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... weaker than they. Candy fears that, because of his age, he will eventually be found no longer useful, but when it comes to putting his own dog out of its misery, Candy cannot do the deed himself. Crooks admits his vulnerabilities to Lennie, then Crooks immediately aims his sights on Lennie's own weakness ... due date, society is anxious to rid themselves of any burden.  Candy has outlived his purpose and his dog, once useful on the ranch is now, like Candy, debilitated by age. Candy had raised his dog since it was a pup, but that sentimentality is lost on Carlson. Carlson promises to...

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... isn't careful with the puppy that Slim let him have, and the puppy is killed by Lennie as well. Subtle events like the shooting of Candy's dog and George and Lennie's hiding place, gave hints at what was yet to come. Foreshadowing was used effectively in the story by clearly showing Lennie's ... destructive behavior, George and Lennie agreeing on a hiding place early on in the story, and the killing of Candy's dog being parallel to Lennie's death. The climax of the novel, when Lennie broke the neck of Curley's wife, was foreshadowed throughout the whole story. In the ... example of fores...

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... old age, because he wanted to be with others and be treated equally. Near the beginning of the story, Candy was always accompanied by his dog. The dog was old and smelly, so Carlson insisted that the dog be shot. "At last Candy said softly, and hopelessly, 'Awright -- take 'im'" (47). This made Candy depressed because he depended so much ... on his dog for comfort. He was also bitter and angry towards Carlson because he did not even get to shoot his own dog. Carlson wouldn't listen to what he had to say. Still, he shares his true feelings when he overhears Lennie and ... ...

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... is clear that no-one's desires or dreams made it through, they all ended in disaster and destruction. This book shows this through Candy and his dog, Curley's Wife, and George and Lennie.  Candy had a dog and the desire to keep him and everyone else's desire to put him down was too much to bare. "'Well-hell! I had him so long ... , he wouldn't feel nothing' At last Candy said softly and hopelessly, 'Awright-take 'im.'" (Steinbeck, 44, 45, 47). Candy had no intention of letting them kill his dog. But, it is important to realize that everyone in the house was telling him that he...

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... moment of fear and haste, Curley's wife. Also, when Lennie and George first arrive at the farm, one of the first things to happen is Candy's old dog is put down. This is a major event in the story, although it seems fairly insignificant at the time. At the end, you see that the mercy killing of the ... dog reflects Lennie's death. Another thing that I noticed in Steinbeck's writing was the repetition in events. George gets angry and fed up with Lennie but Lennie doesn't ... often compare him to- "Sure he's jes" like a kid. There ain't no more harm in him than a kid neither, except he's...

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... is missing a hand. Throughout the books, he's worrying that he will be seen as being useless like his dog. His friend and longtime companion is his dog. And one day he had to gave it up, because it's getting old. "Look, Candy. This ol" dog jus" suffers hisself all the time. If you was to take him out and shoot he"d never know ... what hit him."(49) Candy feels regret for killing the dog. Not only for letting Carlson do it, but for ... killing it all together. The dog was his only companion on the ranch. Loneliness create a setting situation to all the characters in the story. Crooks, C...

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... dawn "Charley looked into [his] face and said 'ftt,'" (54) a reminder to stay with his schedule. Charley's presence as a dog is grounding, but not disruptive to the message of the novel. Steinbeck chooses to omit his stop in Chicago with his wife because it "would contribute ... the American identity. Charley acts as a source of connection between Steinbeck and the people he meets. Many of his interactions begin with "what kind of dog is that?" (8). In doing so, Charley breaks the ice by being a prime conversation topic and a "born diplomat" (7). Most American ... objective might be...

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... a couple characters in the book because of it's of freedom. An important character in the book is also used as a symbol. Candy and his dog are used as a symbol in this novel for many reasons. Candy's dog is very old and is shot in the head because of his age. This symbol supports a cruel fact that the strong will dispose of the ... weak. This is such an important symbol because it symbolizes Candy also. Candy realized why they killed the dog and fears that he himself is nearing an age when he will no longer be useful at the ranch. This is why Candy offers George and Lennie his life savi...

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... thing that allows him to keep with this farm is his sweeping job and his faithful, old, blind dog. There is a connection between the two, his dog being just like him, useless, old, and not appreciated amongst the workmen. When his only company, his dog, is taken from him and killed, Candy fears that he will be treated the same way in the ... trap he knew not to, making it even more devastating when he realized he was deceived again because he was able to see the possibility in the dream. Like Candy's dog, Crooks' books were his only friends. Although they were not effective enough for h...

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... and responsibility to shoot Lennie because he is a danger to society, Curley is going to get him, and George would suffer the punishment that Candy did with his dog if he let Curley shoot him. Lennie is a menace to society and needs to be dealt with before he makes more errors and causes more harm. For example, ... George where to step up to the serving dish. George needs to gun down Lennie otherwise he would sense and endure the cost the same way Candy did with his dog. For case in point, "He ain't no good to you, Candy. An" he ain't no good to himself. Why"n't you shoot him, Candy" (4...

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... go to town. More significantly, Candy is pressured by the other ranch hands to shoot his old dog. The ranch hands want to shoot his dog because they feel that the dog is a useless burden. However, Candy does not think so, he is emotionally attached to his dog. It has been there with him for a long time. However, in the end, due to the ... ...

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... as they traveled. We also learn that Lennie would accidentally kill the mice by breaking their necks if he was frightened or angered. Later on the ranch, Lennie receives a pet dog from slim. Lennie is obsessed with his new puppy and goes to pet it every chance he gets. Lennie eventually ends up breaking its neck because the puppy tried to ... her neck. Another key writing technique that is implemented in this novel is the use of parallelism. When Candy finally agrees to let his dog get killed he lets Carlson do it for him. Carlson takes Candy's dog out and shoots it in the back of the h...

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... attention to injustices. Concern for justice and is aroused from making errors in beauty. Attention is blinded by beauty, which can lead to acts of injustice. Scarry uses lines from Dickinson, Shakespeare, and Hopkins to recall making mistakes in beauty. There are several instances in Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath that demonstrate the two genres of mistake. The first genre is ... ...

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... true friendship for George. Later on in chapter three, Carlson, one of the ranch handymen, complains about the old man, Candy's dog smelling and limping around everywhere. Carlson insists on having him put down, however, Candy doesn't want to because that dog has been with him since he was just a puppy. After a while of going back to forth about it, Slim intercedes ... and tells Candy that it would be best to put him out of his misery. Candy caves in, and Carlson takes the dog, his gun, and a shovel outside to put him down. This foreshadows how George will put Lennie out of his misery w...

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... off in a panic and of course, George is there for him once again. Later on, Lennie is in a barn sitting next to a dead dog. Lennie had accidentally killed the dog. He was not only upset, but also mad that the dog died. While he's in the barn, Curley's wife walks in. She likes male attention, a lot. They began talking and she allowed Lennie ... ...

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... . This separates him from the group and requires him to put in the extra effort to form friendships. When Carlson continually pressures him into putting his dog down, Candy lets him because although the dog is Candy's only companion he does not want to cause conflict with the other men. Candy does what he can to make and maintain friends in order ... quite friendly and he befriends George and Lennie when they arrive. Candy was very keen on joining in on George and Lennie's dream because he knows that soon, like his dog, he will be useless and nobody will need him. Candy is forced into so...

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... could get involved with other ranchers. It is likely that he was sad and lonely because he was looking for the right friend. Candy becomes even lonelier after his dog is gone. The dog was his companion and who he shared his ideas and feeling for many years. Candy began feeling worthless because he didn't own one important thing. Candy and his ... dog have a similar relationship as George and Lennie share. While Lennie has George, and the rancher have each other, candy has no one and he becomes depressed. All of these characters ... ...

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