Of Mice And Men Essay Questions

1. As it gets old Candy’s dog, a once great herder and companion, becomes a large nuisance rather than a help around the ranch. This prompts Carlson to urge Candy to put the dog “out of its misery”. This dog is regarded as smelly, toothless, and useless; all reasons Carlson gave candy to persuade the extermination of the creature. Candy’s only reason to keep the old sheep dog alive was that he had raised it since it was a pup. Although I believe this scene alludes to a couple of parts in this story, one that is particularly prevalent is at the end of the book when Lennie is shot by George, just as Candy’s dog was shot by Carlson; quick and painlessly. By connecting Lennie and the dog’s death, you must think about how these characters relate. In a sense both of these characters are being …show more content…
Crooks is a black man on the ranch with a crooked back, because of this he is not accepted by many of the ranch workers, and becomes quite a bitter person. When Lennie wants to enter his room he becomes very territorial, but after he realizes Lennie means no wrong he seems to enjoy his company. During the time Lennie is in his room he also show us that he not only has a crooked back but also a crooked personality. Deceivingly, he tries to scare Lennie telling him George isn’t going to come back to the ranch, and his dreams of owning his own land are a joke. Lennie Small is nowhere near small as far as physicality goes, but nearly everything else about him is: ego, brain, etc. This story is chopped full of examples of the strong taking out the weak; Carlson killed Candy’s dog, Lennie kills many mice, a pup, and Curly’s wife. By killing Lennie at the end the author makes the reader think past the physical strength and size Lennie possess and think how he is weaker than those who wanted to kill him. Lennie is mentally disabled and never seems to learn from mistakes he