Suffering In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Later Carlson followed himself with, “Why’n’t you shoot him, Candy?” (Steinbeck 44). Candy stated that he did not mind the smell of the dog, and that he wants to keep the dog. Carlson became angered by this. He keep trying to get permission from Candy to kill the dog.

Page 49 paragraph 3 And this harsh conversation goes on until Candy says just take him, as if he has lost all hope. Now why would Candy want to live either he lost his only friend and now inside has a bubbling boil of lava that hurts him. So with Carlson put up with the dog he can’t take it anymore and kills the dog on the spot without Candy saying

His dog was killed because it was old and smelled, Candy doesn't stop this from happening due to his situation. He doesn't have the effort to try to save his dog because he is to worn out and knew that it was inevitable. He also is willing to give his life savings of three hundred dollars to George and Lennie so that he can live with them on the land that they planned to buy. He just wants to get out of the ranch because he knows he is powerless. Throughout the book he never changes, making him a static character.

They believe Candy’s dog is too old and useless to live anymore. “That dog ain’t no good to himself. I wisht somebody’d shoot me if I got old an’ a cripple,” (Steinbeck 45). Candy’s dog can do nothing in it’s condition and lives on the ranch just because Candy is there. Candy’s dog is obviously in a lot of pain and things would get worse if it were to keep on suffering and dying a painful death instead.

It was his responsibility. Candy shied away from what was the right thing to do. Candy was very upset about not shooting his own dog and letting someone do it for him. Candy later told George about his regretted decision and that he should have shot his own dog. So he encouraged George to not make the same mistake he did.

If you was to take him out and shoot him right in the back of the head-” he leaned over and pointed, “-right there, why he’d never know what hit him. ””(44). As seen in this quote Carlson says that Candy should just shoot his dog to end his suffering. In the end, Carlson is the one to shoot Candy's dog and bury him. This is definitely an act of euthanasia.

According to the book, suffering in pain is the most likely reason because as it states, “Got no teeth, [darn] near blind, can’t eat. Candy feeds him milk. He can’t chew nothing else'' (36). Having disabilities like not being able to eat is very sad but not being able to walk is even worse like it states, “That dog of Candy’s is so [gosh darn] old he can’t hardly walk” (36). This dog is going through a lot of pain especially with rheumatism as it points out, “Got no teeth,” he said.

Candy admits to George that he wishes he had killed the dog himself rather than allowing Carlson to do it after Charlson kills it. Given that George is Lennie's closest friend, this statement predicts his choice to shoot Lennie. Carlson criticizes the existence of Candy's dog. He mentions Candy's dog's odor and gently offers to kill the old dog with his trusty Lunger. "I oughtta of shot that dog myself, George.

“Candy looked unhappily, he said softly. No I couldn’t do that. I had him too long” Candy could not kill his dog, and he was sad when they told him that it was time to shoot your dog, it might be a dog to them but it was more than a dog to him, it was his friend. Candy did not want to feel lonely, he was so used to him (the dog) that if he left, he won’t be able to survive, “Candy threw his legs off the bunk. He scratched the white stubble whiskers on his cheeks nervously.

Of Mice and Men, a novel by John Steinbeck, happiness is the most intriguing, and clear desire to all of the characters in the short story novel Of Mice and Men. George became happy when he thought up the idea of having a ranch like when he was a kid, all he wanted to do was to be happy. He wanted no worries at all, no worries about where to sleep at night, no worries about food, nothing! So when you think about it, everything that George does in this book was to be happy, or was to make others happy. When Lennie said he wanted to tend the rabbits at the farm, this is all Lennie could think of.

Candy had a choice to kill his dog but didn’t do it because he didn’t want to hurt

The book Of Mice and Men is full of puzzling examples of the human condition, from Lennie and his mental disability to Curley only caring about his social appearance. With characters like these two, the book exploits the human condition that concerns circumstances life has given you. John Steinbeck brings to life what being a laborer in the American depression meant to the men and one woman who had enough personality to stand out. Steinbeck shows the human condition of men while they survive in the American depression.

The dog was old and had a purpose at one point in its life for it was a sheep dog. Once it got old though and could not do its job it was useless and deserved to die. The same idea goes for Candy, once he doesn’t have a job anymore he is useless and the only

“Cruelty might be very human, and might be cultural, but it’s not acceptable”- Jodie Foster. Even though cruelty was and is part of quotidian life, it does not mean that it is acceptable for people to be cruel towards each other. During the time period in which the book Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, was set, it was normal for people to be cruel to each other. The story is placed in the 1930’s as George and Lennie, the two main characters, work towards their goal, but face many obstacles along the way. In the book, most of the characters act cruelly towards others but in different ways: accidentally or purposefully.

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