Candy, an old man with one arm, works as the janitor at the farm, and pretty much as useless as his dying dog. Probably having no friends or family Candy is pretty much lonely. Candy narrates, “I’d make a will an’ leave my share to you guys in case I kick off, cause I ain’t got no relatives nor nothing.” (59). This quote confirms that Candy has no family or friends and that he’s willing to offer George and Lennie his will in exchange of not being lonely. With Candy being disabled he gets an extra bonus along with his normal wage which means he has a lot of money. As the book goes on George finally agrees to letting Candy in on the dream farm plan. Candy narrates, “S’pose I went in with you guys. Tha’s three hundred an’ fifty bucks I’d put in.” (59). This quote shows that because Candy was lonely and had lost his only close thing to him, his dog that he’d had for years and used to herd sheep with, he is willing to give two strangers, George and Lennie his whole life savings to avoid being lonely. So far we can see that money has no worth when it comes to being
Candy, an old man with one arm, works as the janitor at the farm, and pretty much as useless as his dying dog. Probably having no friends or family Candy is pretty much lonely. Candy narrates, “I’d make a will an’ leave my share to you guys in case I kick off, cause I ain’t got no relatives nor nothing.” (59). This quote confirms that Candy has no family or friends and that he’s willing to offer George and Lennie his will in exchange of not being lonely. With Candy being disabled he gets an extra bonus along with his normal wage which means he has a lot of money. As the book goes on George finally agrees to letting Candy in on the dream farm plan. Candy narrates, “S’pose I went in with you guys. Tha’s three hundred an’ fifty bucks I’d put in.” (59). This quote shows that because Candy was lonely and had lost his only close thing to him, his dog that he’d had for years and used to herd sheep with, he is willing to give two strangers, George and Lennie his whole life savings to avoid being lonely. So far we can see that money has no worth when it comes to being