Many people think candy would feel more guilt if he had shot his dog, others may say he would feel more guilt if he had let Carlson shoot his dog as said in Of Mice and Men candy states, “i outta shoot my dog myself i should of let no stranger shoot my dog”(61).In the story of mice of men by john Steinbeck a man named candy had an old dog he was stinky and useless so a man named Carlson goes to put him out of his misery instead of letting candy shoot it himself it wrong of him to do that. It was for Carlson to shoot candy’s dog,a quote to better explain this would be,”i don't mind taking care of him’’(45).This quotes helps provide my argument,because Carlson didn't actually consult candy about letting him shoot candy's dog.Candy actually didn't
agree to it at all he still wanted the dog. Another quote to help explain why it was wrong for Carlson to shoot candy's dog would be,”Had him since he was a pup”(44).This quote explains how candy had his dog since he was a little puppy, and they have been through a lot together,that's one of many reasons why candy didn't want to kill his dog. On the other hand some may say it was better to let Carlson shoot candy's dog, a reason why would be, candy would of stalled and made it even more sad than it already was, also Carlson did him a favor because Carlson made it quick and easy and painless, although it was wrong for Carlson to shoot candy's one of many reasons is first of all it wasn't even his dog someone doesn't just go to someones house and be like oh your dog is old OK lemme shoot it, you have to let the owner take full responsibility of your pet not someone else. In the end end it was still wrong for Carlson to shoot candy's dog no matter what way you look at it,candy should've shot his dog himself, he didn’t even get to say goodbye to his best friend that he has been with since the dog was a little puppy.
As we journey through life, we must make difficult decisions, even when few options exist and the situation is grim. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, the decision George faces after Lennie accidentally kills Curley’s wife is complicated, as none of his choices are good. The importance of his relationship with Lennie forces George to look at the big picture and act in Lennie’s best interests, even though the action he must finally take will result in a weight that he will carry forever.
John Steinbeck was born in 1902, in California's Salinas Valley, a region that would eventually serve as the setting for Of Mice and Men, as well as many of his other works. He studied literature and writing at Stanford University. He then moved to New York City and worked as a laborer and journalist for five years, until he completed his first novel in 1929, Cup of Gold. With the publication of Tortilla Flat in 1935, Steinbeck achieved fame and became a popular author. He wrote many novels about the California laboring class. Two of his more famous novels included Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath. Steinbeck got the title for Of Mice and Men from a line of Robert Burns, a Scottish poet, “The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry." In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck includes the theme of loyalty and sacrifice between friends. Steinbeck illustrates the loyalty and sacrifice between friends through the friendship of Lennie and George.
By shooting Candy’s dog, Carlson offers mercy to his dog. Mercy killing can also happen in real life
Candy’s dog is very precious to him, not only because he had been with him ever since he was a pup but also because he could see himself in the dogs place after a very short period of time. He was getting old and would be of no use soon. Just like the dog, everyone would be eager to get rid of him. He had lost his hand at the ranch. He is disabled, both, physically and mentally.
Steinbeck upon creating the novel in the 1930’s seen and was experiencing some of the things he wrote on. In the beginning he introduced to us a friendship between two opposite men. One man, George Wilson, is a little man compared to his companion. His friend, on the other hand, was a giant who was naïve as a new born baby. His name was Lennie Smalls. Lennie Smalls was a character that Steinbeck used to allow his audience to see that although he had a good heart and was seemingly helpless, that one day his strength would be the cause of his downfall. Questions on whether or not Steinbeck’s readers should believe in the image in which it is given or primarily based it on the novel being written in a bad environment from the first of the novel. Steinbeck knew upon writing that readers tend to cling and fall for the caring, loving, and misunderstood bad guy trying to prove his innocence against all evil brought to him. So Steinbeck created Lennie to try and portray this character to his audience. Steinbeck had to be sure that all elements presented in the novel were able flow good and complete the recipe (Krutch 29-30).
“Unforgiveness is like drinking poison and hoping the other person dies”(Margaret Stunt). This quote is saying that if you don't forgive them it's not hurting them as much as it's hurting you. In the book it shows that mankind is unforgiving to everything. They are mean to animals, plants, and each other. In the following paragraphs I will show you evidence to prove my point.
The harsh reality is one which hit everyone in America in the 1930. People found work hard to find and crime was on the uprise. This meant, unfortunately, that innocent people were the easy prey and, as we see in the Of Mice and Men, there were plenty of characters that were easy prey. Of Mice and Men characters have and do thing that make them vulnerable in way which do cause trouble. In this essay, that harsh reality and easy prey will be shown through to see which characters are the most vulnerable.
“You seen what they did to my dog tonight? They say he wasn’t good to himself, nor anyone else. When they can me here I wish somebody’d shoot me - Candy”. This quote shows how Candy was so lonely that he would rather want someone to kill himself instead of his dog because without his dog, he is now even more lonely. He is more lonelier than when he was before because before he was just old and he had his dog with him....
As the novel continues on we are introduced to another pair whose relationship is just as strong as George and Lennie’s, the two being Candy and his old pup. Candy and his pup have been together for years on end and have formed a indescribable love for one another. However, as the years have rolled past, age has caught up with the Candy’s best friend causing many to suggest euthanasia. Regretfully, Candy agreed, afterwards uttering, “I ought to of shot that dog myself George. I shouldn’t ought to let no stranger shoot my dog” (Steinbeck 61) Often with age, humans and animals alike become impaired and quite sentinel. In the case of Candy’s pup, his age had progressed to the point where life was too difficult and pain was more relevant than pleasure. It would only be fair for Candy to place his feet where paws lay and imagine if he could go out peacefully rather than through heavy slow breathing every day. Although Candy recognized this and allowed this procedure to be completed who showed he had the best intentions for his pup, he did not take manors into his own hands. Rather than stand shoot his pup out of love, he remained inside and allowed the dog to be killed without emotion, almost as though there was no meaning. Sadly, the past cannot redo itself so Candy is forever regretful of the loss of his canine friend, yet by
Although some might disagree.You might think how does he deserve sympathy if he wasn’t willing to show sympathy towards others? Well Carlson didn’t know how to and refused to because he’s never had anyone to count on. Whenever Candy’s dog appeared Carlson would always disrespect it for being old and smelly. “Why’n’t you shoot him, Candy (44).” Carlson mentioned this because he hates how the dog smells, but he didn’t take the time to understand Candy’s reason of keeping this old stinky dog around. For him it was pointless to keep an old dog so might as well kill it and get it out of its misery. Little does he know that by saying this proves how lonely he is and doesn’t know the meaning of friendship. Candy had this dog since it was a pup and they’ve been together so long therefore he couldn’t just shoot it like it meant nothing to him Carlson not caring says “He ain’t no good to you, Candy. An’ he ain’t no good himself (44).” It’s so hard for him to understand all he needs is someone to knock some sense into him. Especially at the very end of the book George shot Lennie, his best friend, the person who he was always there for. Slim knows that George made such a hard decision and they are both affected by it and all Carlson said while looking at them was “Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin’ them two guys (106).” This is such a frustrating part because how would Carlson feel if he had to shoot his best friend?
Conflict, by definition, is a back and forth struggle between two opposing forces. In the literary work, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, it is clear, the protagonist, George Milton, undergoes many conflicts that lead to the novel’s overall purpose. Steinbeck weaves together George’s conflicts with others, himself, and with society to illustrate what the true meaning of friendship is.
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
In the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, the killing of Candy’s dog is mirrored by the killing of Lennie. Candy’s dog was no good to himself or anyone else because of how old he was, however Lennie was just a danger to other people. The only real difference between the killings was that Carlson killed Candy’s dog while George killed Lennie. Both killings were with a bullet to the back of the head, with the same gun, for a painless death on the victim. The killing of Candy’s dog mirrors the killing of Lennie because the were both killed with the same gun in the same way, both were mercy killings, both were killed in solitary places.
In the book Of Mice and Men works as a stable buck on the ranch. Crooks is a lonely, wrinkle man that think that everyone is racist because he is black, and that made him anger enough to take part of his anger out on Lennie. Pg. 68 paragraph 6 “’Cause I’m black. They play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black.”
Crooks is a an educated yet bitter man who appears to almost be angry at the world, he is an African American who is discriminated against because of his race, which causes him to be lonely and aggressive to others at the ranch. Crook’s real name is not known through the story and he is just known as “Crooks” because he has a crooked back that he got when a horse had kicked his back. When Lennie meets Crooks we get a vivid sight of the racial discrimination he faces and how deeply it affects his life. He lives alone in a small room because no one wants to be with him due to his race, which makes him feel isolated and separate from all of the other men.