The Killing of Candy's Old Dog in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men
George is a small man but has strong features and Lennie is a giant
but has a mind of a child. They are the main characters and are two
more migrant workers who travel together from place to place because
of Lennie's stupidity and ability to get attracted to trouble. The
main reason for this is he loves to feel soft things, which leads him
to trouble and eventually to his death. They have a dream of owning
land and settling down, so did millions of other Americans but only a
few succeeded. John Steinbeck tried to draw attention to the social
situation. At the time of 1920's and 1930's there was 12-15 million
out of work, which led to depression. This book was published in 1937
and situated in America. The title Mice and Men came from Robert Burns
poem, which means wrecked by fate. Lennie's death at the end of the
novel and the previous killings of candy's old dog are similar in many
ways.
Candy's old sheep dog is suffering all the time and is stiff with
rheumatism, he has no teeth and isn't any good to himself or anyone
else. Carlson persuades Candy to let him shoot the dog with his lugar
and says he will shoot him at the back of his head so he won't feel it
at all. Whit and Slim tried to change the subject but Carlson wouldn't
be put off and kept on persisting. Candy eventually gave up and
disappointingly agreed. Carlson then put the dog out of his misery.
Afterwards candy felt the guilt of not shooting the dog himself and
told George " I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn't
ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog."
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Candy didn't shoot his own dog as Carlson shot it "Tell you what. I'll
shoot him for you" but George did kill Lennie "And George raised the
gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back
of Lennie's head…He pulled the trigger."
Candy regretted not killing his dog himself "I ought to of shot that
dog myself, George." George knew he had to protect Lennie from A death
brought about by someone else "I'll kill the big son of a bitch
myself" said Curley.
Candy's dog's death and the killing of Lennie have many similarities
and differences. Both deaths have features that make them alike
however, their differences are also clear. Lennie's death does appear
to be foreshadowed by the killing of Candy's old dog by Carlson's
lugar, giving an insight into what is about to happen.
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