candy had actually started out as "layla meadows". she was abandoned by her mother by the age of 6 and had eventually come across the local orphanage. they had taken candy in, and due to her abusive mother, she genuinely thought her name was either "filth" or "child". though due to how picky she was with food and only ate sweets, they had called her "candy vincent", the surname coming from the owner of the orphanage. there at the orphanage, they were very religious and praised VOID. candy had grown up to want to be a 'good girl' so that way VOID can help her in her life trials. she had since then tried to become the nicest person she could. though it's only hurting her trying to be what she can't... when candy was about 11, annabelle had come into …show more content…
annabelle had gotten scared of candy running away as she watched candy get more and more depressed, so she lied to candy telling her she had had sex with one of the boys at the orphanage and she believed she was pregnant. candy of course agreed to stay by annabelle's side, but this only grew candy's stress and finally decided to run away. she had then run into val, who at first was planning on killing her and eating her, let her stay with them. though in only a night, val had already fallen for candy. so they decided to let candy stay with them. during there, she came across austin and had become rather attached to him. she had eventually began dating. though it only lasted a little over a year because she only thought that she was bringing his mood down constantly. though when candy was 16, she was attacked by a corrupted consumption demon and was turned into a consumption demon herself. nothing much had changed though aside from the stomach mouth, horns, and increased hunger. then once candy was 17, she had come across sebastian and decided she wanted to try and help him. and in only a few weeks, she was attached to sebastian and even grew feelings for
The next day they arrived at their destination, the ranch where the would be working. That day, they met someone named Candy. He was an old man who had been working on the farm for many years. He also had an old dog. It was so stiff with rheumatism it could hardly walk.
Candy is old and physically disabled. He is given the job of a swamp and is responsible for sweeping and mopping the bunkhouse. His dignity is dispossessed because he does not have a regular job like the others on the
In the novel, “Of Mice and Men”, Candy is one of the main characters, who symbolizes some major themes. He is the oldest worker and his job as a ‘swamper’ who cleans the bunkhouse. He has spent majority of his life in the farm, working for someone else. He also has his dog, his best friend. He is usually described as “careful” “shuffled” and “slow”. This shows that he is a very slow and thoughtful man. Candy symbolizes several things about America in the 1930s.
Steinbeck connects Candy with his dog in order to suggest that humans have created a society where the weak cannot survive. Earlier in the book, Candy describes his dog as the “best damn sheep dog I ever seen” (Steinbeck 44). However, in lines 9 and 10, Candy reiterates that the other workers shot his dog because “he wasn’t no good to himself nor nobody else.” As soon as the dog outgrows its usefulness by becoming old and blind, the other tenants team up to ensure its death, suggesting how society joins together to dispose of those who are weak. Steinbeck then connects Ca...
Candy represents what happens to everyone who gets old in American society; they’re let go, canned, thrown out, and used up. Candy’s greatest fear is that once he is no longer able to help with cleaning, he will be “disposed of.” Even before his dog had died, he had this fear, but the passing of Candy’s dog made it much more apparent in Candy’s eyes. Like his dog, he has lived beyond his usefulness and he is frail and powerless. Candy was called a “lousy ol’ sheep” by Curley’s wife which demonstrates how he’s useless in the eyes of everyone else, and that his fear is not only lurking in his own mind but also in the minds of others that the ranch has no use for Candy anymore.
aiding others in their power struggle. Candy is only seen for his age, which is a sign of
She was left confused, knowing that whatever she did would end up hurting somebody. Her kind and sensitive nature allowed her to sympathize with Olivia, and she declares what thriftless sighs poor Olivia shall breathe !'.
Another piece of evidence for wanting a social life and attention is Curley’s wife saying, “...I met with one of the actors. He says I could go with show.” and shows have a lot of attention and more people to talk to after the show. The last decision she made was talking to Lennie the barn ALONE with no idea how disabled he is. This was a big turning point in the story for Curley’s wife and Lennie when she let Lennie touch her hair without stopping, which caused her to panic then Lennie starts to panic when she started screaming and after awhile died when Lennie broke her neck.Candy has some regret about some of the choices he made. When the people in the bunkhouse started complaining about the old smelly dog Candy had, Carlson suggested it to be put down. Candy thought his dog was just fine didn’t want him to be put down but Slim said he had to be put down. Candy didn’t have choice but listen even though he wanted to defend the poor old dog, so he told Carlson to shoot it. Carlson said it would be quick and Candy didn’t want to know or put down the dog himself at the time,but later he regrets not put it down
Being old and having an impairment caused Candy to be neglected. After Candy’s dog was killed due to its old age, Candy said "You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They says he wasn't no good to himself nor nobody else. When they can me here I wisht somebody'd shoot me. But they won't do nothing like that. I won't have no place to go, an' I can't get no more jobs.”(60). In this statement
The central element of this novella is its symbolism. This novella has plenty of symbolical forms, such as people, creed, and some of the animals. Candy has several terms of symbolism, for example his disability is a symbol of the migrant workers who are just literally forgotten about, they are forgotten when they are no use to the owners. Candy’s dog is a symbol of a life only for advantage to others Lennie also for shadows this, he is belittled of his mind but enormously commented for his strength. Also he is compelled to lie about the fight he had with Curley, this is a symbol of typical male society in the, “Depression era”.
As Candy leaves for the bunkhouse to tell the guys what he's found, he's teary. Not for the dead girl. For the lost dream.
When Carlson shoots Candy’s old mutt because of his suffering, it is an act of mercy. Candy at first wanted to keep his old dog but after everyone convincing him that
The story began as it could be a fantasy. They seemed like the perfect couple. They were happily in love.
Candy is a gossip and he wants to tell George and he does it very
Candy dealt with his loneliness by being friendly with George and Lennie and becoming a partner in obtaining the small ranch that was George and Lennie’s dream. Candy kind of an outcast because of his age difference from other ranch hands. “I could cook and tend the chickens and hoe the garden some”(Candy 319). Candy attempts to be useful in someone else life. He heard that George and Lennie have this dream to “live off the fat of the land” as soon as they get enough money. Candy wanted to join, he offered as much as he can. He wanted to join the dream but not only did he want to join, he wanted to join the friendship of George and Lennie. “Maybe I can give you guys money”(Candy 325). Candy offered his money that he gets from the government for his disability. An exchange for money Candy gets a friendship out of it. So he is paying George and Lennie to be friends with him really. I think money will never buy a real friendship. Not only was Candy lonely and miserable trying to deal with loneliness, but so was Crooks...