The purpose of the scene is to show the reality of worthlessness and old age. The author chose a tragic resolution for the dog; meanwhile, it gave us a sense of realization about things the people in that time period preferred. No doubt, the dog was old, smelly, worthless, but above all, Candy had only him and loved him a lot. However, Candy’s decision was never really considered by anyone. The scene also contributes a message to the reality of Lennie and George relationship. George only has Lennie, and Lennie easily gets in trouble. Moreover, if the situation gets worse, then George words won’t have any impact on the decisions that will be made by men in the ranch. Like in the story, Candy considered his dog the best, but the men never really
