Candy And His Dog. Candy explains his history with his dog, how he had him since he was a pup, and how he was the best damn sheep dog. through candy's pleas, his dog symbolizes a connection to the past and the common desire to hold onto the best of the past. While candy's dog may be old and useless now, candy doesn't want to let go of their.
Of Mice Men from www.theonomatopoeiatheatrecompany.com The dog of candy, the elderly, disabled swamper on the ranch in soledad, is a parallel to candy himself as well as to the relationship between george and lennie. Candy is the master of his dog, and thus his dog listens to the commands of candy. His dog cannot communicate in the way humans can. Candy doesn't show much emotion he is just very quiet about the death of the dog. Candy regrets allowing carlson to kill his dog and feels like he should have been the person to put it out of its misery.
This is very similar to george and lennie because lennie will do anything that george tells him to do.
His dog is as old as he is, struggling to walk around and, according to carlson, leaving an awful stench in the bunk house. While candy's dog may be old and useless now, candy doesn't want to let go of their. Candy is similar to his dog in multiple ways. The dog of candy, the elderly, disabled swamper on the ranch in soledad, is a parallel to candy himself as well as to the relationship between george and lennie. Candy also refused to shoot him himself because he had raised him since he was a pup. The dog is all candy has in the world.
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