A Companion's Course A friend is a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection. In this paper there is a bond between Lennie and George and also with Candy and his dog. Candy and his dog have each other just like George and Lennie do; however, sometimes no matter how good of a companion or friend someone is you have to let them go because it's what's best for both people. George and Candy maynot be similar in appearances but they both share something in common, a friend that they look after. George is the one there for Lennie because Lennie wouldn't be able to survive without George. Same with Candy and his dog. Candy's dog p probably couldn't take care of itself so that's why Candy takes care of him. Candy had
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Candy says "I ought to of shot that dog myself George. I shouldn't oughta let no stranger shoot my dog." (Steinback 92) The candy had a complete right to be the one to put his dog down since he was always there for his …show more content…
For starters they are or were both great workers. Candy refers to his dog as being one of the best sheep dogs ever. George says that Lenny is “sure a hell of a good worker.” (Steinback 26) However like many things they can be great forever and eventually lose all their strength. This is what happened to Candy’s dog. It got to a point where the dog was just dragging candy down and carlson shot the dog. Also both Lennie and Candy’s dog are both companions. They might not be the smartest people in the world but there loyal, kind and in these cases great workers. Without Candy’s dog and George Lennie and Candy probably wouldn’t have anyone. Then they would just be like all the other workers. “With us it ain't like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.” (stenback 27). He is saying that they have each other no matter what and that there not like everybody else. This shows how much they care about each other and how much they need each other just like Candy needed his
Candy says "I ought to of shot that dog myself George. I shouldn't oughta let no stranger shoot my dog." (Steinback 92) The candy had a complete right to be the one to put his dog down since he was always there for his …show more content…
For starters they are or were both great workers. Candy refers to his dog as being one of the best sheep dogs ever. George says that Lenny is “sure a hell of a good worker.” (Steinback 26) However like many things they can be great forever and eventually lose all their strength. This is what happened to Candy’s dog. It got to a point where the dog was just dragging candy down and carlson shot the dog. Also both Lennie and Candy’s dog are both companions. They might not be the smartest people in the world but there loyal, kind and in these cases great workers. Without Candy’s dog and George Lennie and Candy probably wouldn’t have anyone. Then they would just be like all the other workers. “With us it ain't like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.” (stenback 27). He is saying that they have each other no matter what and that there not like everybody else. This shows how much they care about each other and how much they need each other just like Candy needed his