Comparing The Dog In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

In the novel, Carlson complains that Candy’s dog is too old and he has to shoot it. Other than the dog being too old Carlson also mentions that the dog smells awful and in very bad health. Overall Carlson argument for shooting the dog was that the dog was no good to candy and the dog was no good to itself. While on the other side Candy was very much against shooting the dog. Candy wanted to keep the dog because he had been with the dog for so long. The dog was there for him when everyone else has to go work in the fields. The dog itself was Candy’s defense against loneliness on the ranch.
Towards the end of the book when George found about what Lennie has done, He starts thinking like Candy at this moment reasoning why Lennie should live.