Of Mice And Men Candy's Relationship

Candy is a worker at the Ranch, he is very old and lost his hand in an accident working at the Ranch which lead to him becoming the cleaner. Candy overheards George and Lennie discussing their dream and joins them, as he can help cover the dream financially “I ain‘t much good, but I could cook and tend the chickens and hoe the garden“ Candy‘s dream is not to do as much with property but more to do with friendship and to have an easy life with minimal work.Candy found companionship with his dog on the ranch, Candy’s dog used to herd sheep on the ranch however it was now very old. Candy’s fellow workers on the ranch persuaded him to shoot the dog as he was no use on the ranch, ‘The old man squirmed uncomfortably “Well-Hell! I had him so long.

George and Lennie believe they can achieve their American dream because “‘I [George] got you [Lennie] to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why.’” (Steinbeck 14). They feel like they can rely on each other and their friendship and loyalty prevent them from isolating themselves. Their presence on that ranch even changed the people around them because they were accepting of the outcasts. Crooks, Candy, and Curley’s wife all open up to them about the isolation and loneliness they feel. Candy asks George if he can join them on their dream of owning their own property. George says he will consider it but eventually denies the offer when the body of Curley's wife is found, because he realizes the dream of owning a farm with Lennie is dead. As Peter Lisca states in his article, “On Of Mice and Men” from The American Dream, “The dream of the farm originates with Lennie and it is only through Lennie, who also makes the dream impossible, that the dream has any meaning for George.” While it is clear that Lennie needs George, George needs Lennie too. Without Lennie, George loses his sense of purpose and is likely to isolate himself like all the other ranchers. The strong bond between the two of them serve to contrast the economic and social conditions at the

When Lennie and George worked in weed, Lennie went up to feel this woman's dress, and she got a group of people to try and lynch the two of them. On page 42 George said “The guys in weed start a party out to lynch Lennie”. George had to do his best to run and hide from the guys trying to kill Lennie in weed. Somehow they get out of weed and o to a new ranch to work. This is where they meet Candy and he wants in on Lennie and George’s

Because Lennie is confused he grabs her hair and tries to make her stop yelling. But because Lennie does not know how to control his own strength, he squeezes Curley’s wife’s neck too hard and crushes her spine. Lennie then flees the ranch because Curley wants to kill him for what he did to his wife. So Lennie is not brutally murdered by Curley, George finds Lennie and, because he cannot get him out of trouble, shoots Lennie. Lennie’s uncontrollable strength and ignorance destroyed his, George and Candy’s dream

Many scenes seemed to foreshadow the tragic ending of the book. In the first chapter we find that Lennie has mind that is of a young child, and many of his actions are done without much thought. Without George Lennie might not have made it to where the story starts off. Lennie is very much dependent on him. Which foreshadows the ending murder because it most likely wouldn’t have happened if George was there at the time. Another example is George's story of how Lennie grabbed a woman's dress in the past, hinting Lennie would fall into the same type of trouble later at the ranch. The sad events that surround Candy’s senior dog also parallel to George and Lennie's situation. The dog was to Candy as Lennie was to George, a lifetime companion. Both are forced to suffer through the difficult decisions and consequences of their companions

After Curley's wife hearing the men's were back that made her leave and Candys says to Lennie that she was glad that he beat her husband. When George came back from town, he criticizes Candy for talking about

In chapter one of “Of Mice and Men”, we are introduced to the characters Lennie and George. The book starts with describing a serene scene of a valley with a river running through it. The book then focuses on the two characters that emerge out of the forest. One with sharp features and strong stance and the other looking as though he is still in his pubescent years. As the chapter progresses, the author, John Steinbeck, allows readers to catch a glimpse of the characters’ relationship with each other and see the inner workings of their symbiotic partnership.

Lennie was talking to the boss’s son's wife, known as curley's wife Lennie killed curley's wife by accidentally snapping her neck. George and Candy were talking and george realizes that curley and boss would want to kill him or lock him up but they don't understand that lennie can't survive on his own. Georges debating whether to let the guys kill lennie or if he should,. George was telling Lennie a story and his hands were shaking and the gun drops. He continues to tell him the story but he hears the guys coming in the distance. George shoots Lennie and he

He was brought up by his aunt, Clara. When Clara died, George Small, Lennie’s best friend, took care of him, and they became partners. They found and lost jobs easily, because of Lennie’s enormously strength and his unstable mind. The last job they had before this ranch had ended miserably with Lennie and George fleeing from their Boss, because Lennie was accused of sexual assaulting one of the females. Lennie was seen going into the barn before the death of Curley’s wife, so it was clear that he killed Curley’s wife. Lennie ran from the barn right after the killing, but was eventually shot in the head by his own partner,

George is always taking his anger out on Lennie by yelling at him as he believes this is the way it will get through to Lennie but this does not prevail and leaves George angrier than when he began shouting at Lennie. As this reoccurring annoyance towards Lennie happens even at the ranch it is acknowledged by one character; Crooks talks to Lennie in the barn, “Sometimes he talks, and you don’t know what the hell he’s talkin’ about. Ain’t that so?” (Page 69). George has no other friendship with anybody else, as he travels alone in life except for one disturbance, Lennie. As ill-fated as it is, Lennie is seen as a disturbance and obstruction to George. Even though Lennie may be very handy, he’s neither bright nor intelligent. In realism, it appears as though George himself is trying to escape the feeling of emptiness and the reality of loneliness. However he just finds himself unable to bond with Lennie in any way, leaving him trying to play his one man game with his unfortunate hindrance partner.

It was candy's addition to George and Lennie's dream that made it all happen. They needed to raise $600 for the farm and candy had the majority of the money. At this time, they were all excited because the dream was becoming a reality. Despite their enormous friendship, if they were to lose each other they would be just like one of the other lonely guys with "no one that gives a damn about." I believe that that is their greatest fear of all time, losing their friendship. However, George sometimes feels as though taking care of Lennie as a chore because Lennie can be a real handful. The strong friendship between George and Lennie is definitely a good thing however because they are the only two guys who share that it makes some of the other guys working at the ranch jealous. Crooks is one of these people who are jealous of their friendship.

( chapter 3,6 ) Moreover, George takes Carlson’s Luger to kill Lennie in the same way as Candy’s dog. Besides that, without Lennie George could not fulfill the “Farm Dream” the way

He had a happy and a great life. In addition, he had a son who he named Lennie Jr. in loving memory of his friend Lennie. George’s son had some resemblance regarding Lennie, they both loved to pet soft animals. Lennie Jr., loved to tend the rabbits and had lots of animals just like his deceased uncle, Lennie. George remembered Lennie everyday, he remembered their adventures together and the whole life together. Even though Candy died some years before, he got to seee their successful ranch. Both were proud of it and invited some of the guys from the ranch like Slim and Crooks who was not isolated

Out of all the men that worked at the ranch, Candy and Crook were the last ones expected to have offered to help George and Lennie achieve their purchasing of farming land. Some may say that Candy and Crook were just being selfish, but they weren't. They were genuinely wanting to help. Candy offered to pay his share of the cost of the land. Just knowing that someone supported their decision, no matter how far fetched it may be seemed made it look promising to both George and Lennie.

This realistic fiction titled “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck is an interesting and memorable piece written during the Great Depression. The novel, which also takes place in the Great Depression, has crucial relationships that keep the readers interested. One example of this is between Candy and his dog. Candy has had his companion since he was a pup, but as the years passed, the dog got more frail and began to suffer from the pains of old age. This lead to him needing to be put down. The relationship Candy and his dog was long-lasting and meaningful. When the time came to end the misery of his companion, Candy could not execute his only true friend. In chapter 3 of the novel, after Candy’s fellow workers tell him that it is time for the