In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, animals can show symbolic importance. These animals can have a deeper and significant meaning to the story than how they are literally interpreted by the reader. Candy’s dog is an example of an animal that shows symbolic importance as it is symbolic to Lennie. If Candy’s dog represents Lennie, then the shooting of Candy’s dog represents the shooting of Lennie.
One example of how Candy’s dog is similar to Lennie is that they are both troublesome for their companions. The book states “Got no teeth," he said. "He's all stiff with rheumatism. He ain't no good to you, Candy. An' he ain't no good to himself. Why'n't you shoot him, Candy?" Carlson and Slim bring up the topic of getting rid of Candy’s dog. Carlson tells Candy that the dog is useless as it cannot even take care of itself. He tries to tell Candy that the dog would be better off dead than having to suffer through all its disabilities. Candy’s dog is no longer useful to Candy and is just dead weight. …show more content…
The guys in Weed start a party out to lynch Lennie.” While Lennie and George were in Weed, Lennie accidentally caused a big scene. This forced them to hide in an irrigation ditch and later leave the town. If it wasn’t for Lennie’s mistake, George wouldn’t have had to leave the town and find a new place to work. Lennie always causes trouble which makes it hard for George to to achieve his dream of owning an independent farm. George cannot always be by Lennie which makes it difficult to prevent all the mistakes that can cause difficulties for
One example of how Candy’s dog is similar to Lennie is that they are both troublesome for their companions. The book states “Got no teeth," he said. "He's all stiff with rheumatism. He ain't no good to you, Candy. An' he ain't no good to himself. Why'n't you shoot him, Candy?" Carlson and Slim bring up the topic of getting rid of Candy’s dog. Carlson tells Candy that the dog is useless as it cannot even take care of itself. He tries to tell Candy that the dog would be better off dead than having to suffer through all its disabilities. Candy’s dog is no longer useful to Candy and is just dead weight. …show more content…
The guys in Weed start a party out to lynch Lennie.” While Lennie and George were in Weed, Lennie accidentally caused a big scene. This forced them to hide in an irrigation ditch and later leave the town. If it wasn’t for Lennie’s mistake, George wouldn’t have had to leave the town and find a new place to work. Lennie always causes trouble which makes it hard for George to to achieve his dream of owning an independent farm. George cannot always be by Lennie which makes it difficult to prevent all the mistakes that can cause difficulties for