In this quotation, Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to prophesize the ending of the book. This quote
shows Candy’s guilt in allowing a stranger to kill something he cared for dearly, Candy later
feels that he should have been the one to kill his dog. Candy feels this way because he has owned
the dog since he was a puppy and has always cared for him. To let a stranger kill something close
to him and so impassively hurt Candy, who felt that the dog should have died in the hands of
someone caring and compassionate. This quote foreshadows to the ending of the book, where
George kills Lennie. This quote by Candy inspired George to kill Lennie, instead of allowing
Curley to shoot him, because George did not want Lennie to die in the hands
George also knew that Lennie had dug a hole for himself and could never get out. He knew they were looking for Lennie and wouldn’t stop until they killed him. He decided to do it himself in the kindest way he could. It’s like when Candy said about his dog, “I should of shot that dog myself.'; meaning it would have been kinder to the dog. Lennie was lying down, facing away from George and didn’t know he was going to be shot. He didn’t know what was going to happen, just like Candy’s dog.
In Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, foreshadowing is used throughout the whole book and gradually preparing us for the tragic end by constantly hinting about the inevitable tragedy that awaits the pair, especially Lennie Small.
Candy thought "I am not going to no one for help. This ranchers was thrilled to kill Lennie and now they don't even care about George who was caught in their place."
In the book it reads “Got no teeth, damn near blind, can’t eat. Candy feeds him milk. He can’t chew nothing else” (Steinbeck 36). This evidence supports my argument because it shows Candy’s dog being in pain. Candy’s dog deserves to be put out of his misery because of his suffering. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, it reads “And at his heels there walked a drag footed sheep dog, gray of muzzle with pale, old eyes. The dog stuggled lamely to the side of the room and lay down, grunting softly to himself and licking his grizzled, moth eaten coat” (Steinbeck 24). This shows the dog has been in agony and is very old with his suffering self. This evidence supports my argument because Candy’s dog needs help getting around how Lennie needs help when he gets in trouble. By shooting Candy’s dog, Carlson offers mercy to his dog. Mercy killing can also happen in real life
Candy’s dog is very precious to him, not only because he had been with him ever since he was a pup but also because he could see himself in the dogs place after a very short period of time. He was getting old and would be of no use soon. Just like the dog, everyone would be eager to get rid of him. He had lost his hand at the ranch. He is disabled, both, physically and mentally.
George realizes in the end of the book Lennie has done too much harm and needs to essentially go away. George then shoots Lennie in the back of the head because Lennie couldn't live on his own if he were to run away from Curly and the rest of the gang of workers coming after him. George did the right thing
In the novel, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, foreshadowing is used a great deal throughout the whole story. From the beginning to the end, it appears everywhere hinting on what will happen in order to make the book more enjoyable. It was used to show that Lennie will be getting into trouble with Curley's wife, the death of Lennie, and exactly how he dies.
Have you ever watched a movie and knew what the ending was before it was over? Characters from the story use foreshadowing to hint on what will happen in the future. There are many examples of foreshadowing that John Steinbeck creates in Of MIce and Men. some key uses of foreshadowing that Steinbeck uses in Of MIce and Men are there wishes of the ranch but their plans going askew, how curley's wife will die, how they will not get the ranch, and lastly how lennie will die.
“You seen what they did to my dog tonight? They say he wasn’t good to himself, nor anyone else. When they can me here I wish somebody’d shoot me - Candy”. This quote shows how Candy was so lonely that he would rather want someone to kill himself instead of his dog because without his dog, he is now even more lonely. He is more lonelier than when he was before because before he was just old and he had his dog with him....
... to his best friend, than die at the hands of a cruel stranger. To put it in another way, Lennie was going to die no matter what, he could be happy for his last few seconds in life, or he could be petrified, and Curley was the one that put George in charge of this harsh decision.
It’s clear that killing Lennie is the right thing to do, and George is manning up by pulling the trigger. We know this because Steinbeck gives a contrasting example of Candy, who says that he "shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot [his] dog" (39). Second, Slim says, "You hadda, George. " I swear you hadda" (107), and Slim is the novel's ideal man. His struggles against society carry on even after Lennie’s death.
It is a lot of work for Candy to care for his dog and it also becomes too much effort for George to watch over Lennie. This creates meaning to the plot because it shows that caring for another person can be stressful. It soon becomes too much work for George to constantly be on the watch over Lennie. Just as Candy’s dog is killed, Lennie is killed later in the novel. Another example of the scene with Candy’s dog that foreshadows the relationship George and Lennie have, is when Candy explains that he does not see the imperfections in his dog. When Carlson talks about how the stench bothers him, Candy states, “‘I been around him so much I never notice how he stinks’” (44). Candy explains that he doesn’t realize the problems that his dog has. To Candy, taking care of the dog is not a problem. The others staying with Candy realize the many problems the dog has. This emphasizes the bond George and Lennie have because it shows that George doesn’t view Lennie's problems as major imperfections. It shows George is oblivious to the impacts of Lennie's actions. It creates meaning in the story by showing that killing Lennie was very tough on
No, says George. Lennie didn't kill her out of "meanness." he never did anything from
When Carlson shoots Candy’s old mutt because of his suffering, it is an act of mercy. Candy at first wanted to keep his old dog but after everyone convincing him that
George tells Lennie that if he gets in trouble to come back to this river and hide in the bushes. After arriving at their new farm to work they are introduced to the workers, the boss, and his son. Curley, the boss’s son, is rude to Lennie and George because he is a boxer and is intimidated by Lennie’s size because he wishes he could be that large. Candy, an old man with a useless dog, warns them to not mess with Curley’s wife because he is very overprotective. In the next chapter George thanks Slim, a much respected man on the farm, for giving Lennie one of his new puppies. George explains that he used to bully Lennie until he realized how sweet Lennie was and then he took him under his wing. Candy then enters with Carlson who convinces them to kill Candy’s useless dog. Carlson takes him gun and shoots the dog in the head. This foreshadows Lennie’s death. When Lennie and George talk about owning their own farm Candy says he wants to join and will help pay for it. Shortly Lennie is the barn playing with one of Slim’s puppies but he accidently kills the dog. Curley’s wife finds Lennie and see’s what he was