In Section 3 of our novel Of Mice and Men one of the main events was when Carlson put Candy's old dog away by shooting him in the back of his head. Carlson's reason for killing the dog was that the dog was so smelly and old. He said that Candy's dog had no means being on the ranch and that the did not help anyone in anyway. Candy was trying to get the confidence to say no to Carlson, but I think that the old Candy did not have the courage to defend his dog against the big authoritative Carlson. Carlson took the dog away to shoot him. While Candy lay silently looking at the ceiling in disappointment.
What do you think the significance of the dog's death is to the ranch?
I agree with Henry on how Candy didn't have the courage to stand up to Carlson when he was going to kill the dog. Candy said to Carlson, "Maybe tomorra. Le's wait till tomorra." He is trying to stand up for the dog, but I think deep down inside of Candy thinks the dog should die. When Candy look at the ceiling it shows that Candy agreed with Carlson that the dog was helpless, but he didn't have the guts to do it. He didn't have the courage to kill the dog because his dog has been his best friend for many years. The dog symbolizes Candy because they are both old and have trouble moving around. Maybe Candy is feeling useless like the dog.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that Candy didn't have enough courage to say no to Carlson when he wanted to kill the old dog. I also think that Candy might have wanted the dog to be put out of its misery because he knew the dog was way too old and didn't want him to suffer. He also might have not said no to Carlson because he didn't want to kill the dog himself. I also agree with Joe that the dog signifies Candy. I think this because of the reasons that Joe stated, they are both old and have trouble doing work and moving around. Candy also wants to go to the house with George and Lennie so maybe hes getting rid of the dog before he goes there.
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