George has parent like characteristics, he is serious and caring towards Lennie. Section one of the novel establishes so much about their friendship. We see Lennie, who had been watching, “imitated George exactly. ”(P20) Steinbeck shows us, further how Lennie looks up to George as a role model.…
In Of Mice and men steinbeck shows Candy love and loyalty to his dog right after carlson said to put him down. " 'I had him so long. Had him since he was a pup. I herded sheep with him,' He said proudly, 'You wouldn't think it to look at him now, but he was the best...sheepdog I ever seen"' (Steinbeck, 44). This quote shows how much Candy is loyal and devoted to keeping his dog and doesn't want to lose him.…
On character who is introduced within this section is Candy. candy is the handyman at the ranch and lost his right arm. Candy can be related to George as both characters come off as caring towards other people. On the other hand the owner of the ranch Curley is a young man who can be related to Lennie. Both Lennie and Curley take actions too quickly and don't foresee the consequences which results in them coming off as arrogant.…
The character of candy is important on the grounds that he is accustomed to depicting the subject of dreams. He is effectively interested by the dream and quickly offers his money .This shows how dreams were infectious in 1930s America as dreams were the main things that farm laborers could hold on to and look forward to . This is a significant subject and is depicted all through the novel and maybe demonstrates Steinbeck's perspectives on dreams and their need in a period of forlornness and sadness as he had experience of the farm workers lives. All through the novel, Steinbeck uses Candy and his canine to depict an impactful message about friendship and the acknowledgment of old and incapacitated individuals in the society…
Rejected and misunderstood John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California. Even in high school English was his strong suite. He worked at various jobs and one in particular as a ranch hand on some of the local ranches. Later this took him to use the settings, people, and images used in Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck graduated from high school and went on to Stanford University.…
“I won't have no place to go, and I could get no more jobs (Steinbeck 60).” Candy feels that just because of his age, that he will get canned and have to go somewhere else. He won't be able to find another place to work at and that people wouldn't accept him because he is too old. Characters in Of Mice and Men that are discriminated on a larger scale represent the classes in society. The victims discriminated, such as the mentally slower, different races, and elderly, against is because the higher class is usually looking for power over the lower class.…
If one was not fit out to function properly in society, with Lennie being a prime example of this, then society would make no attempt to accommodate for them. This very logic being the reason that Candy’s dog was put down (Steinbeck 24). Lennie, by being put down in a manner resembling the death of Candy’s dog, is put out of his misery for what is believed to be his own sake and for the well-being of those around him. The cruel nature of society back then discarded anyone who was unable to achieve the American Dream themselves, and as much as George wanted Lennie’s version of the American Dream to come true, he came to realize how impossible it was. Lennie, like many other migrant workers during the Great Depression, latches onto either the one good thing in his life he can…
Well as my colleagues have already talked about many other allusions in John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men I have just one question for you. Why do we need allusions in the stories we read? To put it simply as Mr. Frank Deford would say “the proof is in the pudding.” Or in our case the connections weaved not only throughout John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men, but also throughout Arthurian Legends. As we take a closer look at how the Holy Grail, femme fatale character, and fellowship it will reveal not only the connections, but also help to give an answer to my earlier…
This summer I read John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck uses a variety of figurative language and imagery in his writing. I found ten quotes that refers to the symbols animals, water, buildings, dreams, and characters, two each. Then I analyzed each quote for how it connects to the symbol, after that I looked for the quote’s imagery and figurative language. “I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along,” page 6.…
This illustrates that even though Candy is disabled, he could still help the other characters by cleaning, contributing to something. Although people think disabled people are impractical, they can still contribute to something. They may not contribute as much work as non-disabled people, but they can give more in other terms, of wisdom and knowledge. All in all, it is demonstrated that people do not care for the old and disabled, but they are…
The significance of Candy in of Mice and Men Candy is a significant character in the novella ‘Of Mice and Men’, written by John Steinbeck in many different ways. Candy is "a tall, stoop-shouldered old man... . He was dressed in blue jeans and carried a big push-broom in his left hand. " He is a good example of many themes that are expressed throughout the book such as loneliness, friendship and powerlessness; he also gives us an insight from a different perspective.…
Candy is a big part of this story. She starts in the story as just another person but later on in the story she starts to alter people and kind of influence them in a bad way or just to her advantage. She starts asking miss merlie to get people down to her house in chapter three while she is holding a shotgun. Miss merlie knows that something is up or should at least say something but she holds her tongue because candy says so. Candy has everyone tied up in strings and nobody realizes it.…
Candy’s dog to him was like a pacifier to a baby. Once they shot his dog due to old age, he questions his skill compared to the other ranch hands. Candy comes to the realization that he has a disability and is not “fresh off the block” anymore. Candy expresses his feelings to George, "When they can me here I wisht somebody 'd shoot me” (Steinbeck 60). Candy doesn’t want to live a life searching for a place to go all alone.…
Steinbeck uses Candy to show that age or disabilities should not determine a person's value. In the book, all of the men think Candy is weak just because of his disability. They also think he’s lazy and doesn’t want to do anything because he uses his disability as an excuse. Candy and his dog are like George and Lennie in a way. Candy can be compared to George because helps others by leading them in the right direction.…
Candy, an older ranch worker with a tough past, represents the inequality towards age in Of Mice and Men. Candy is a hard worker, who spent his best years working at someone's ranch until he suffers an accident, consisting of him losing a hand, and was left with little money. Now he works in this ranch at Salinas Valley, northern California. Candy lives with a fear that the second he is considered not helpful because of his age he will be kicked out and left to die and rot. Like his dog, who is shot once he is old and becomes more problem than help to the ranch and it’s people.…