Monday, February 1, 2016
Part three: Symbolism
I thought that in part three I might as well right about a literary device. I figured symbolism would be good. Candy's dog was a major example of symbolism, and maybe foreshadowing Candy's fate. Candy is worried that the dog could represent him when "The old man squirmed uncomfortably." He is missing one hand and is worried that the others will get rid of him next. Personally I think that the people like him just not his dog. Candy gets even more concerned when Slim (the affable one) says "I wisht somebody'd shoot me if I got old an' a cripple." Now Candy is worried that they think they should just get rid of him. Are his fears really so unjustified?
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As Candy is old and has a lost hand, it would be reasonable for him to think that they would want to get rid of him due to the increasing amount of evidence that they would. However, I believe that they wouldn’t kick him out because he’s so old and probably can’t move around without help, so they would let him stay because he can still work and he can move out if he wants. Also, it is known that elders will often have seen more things in their life and therefore have better advice. But Candy may be worried about Slim, because most people go to him for advice and not him, which is another reason that he might be kicked out. I believe that the ranch wouldn’t fire him, and Candy should have nothing to fear.
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