The impact of Curley's wife's death was about the same as that as the death of the puppy. Lennie doesn't realize the full consequences of his actions. Lennie thinks that after George yells at him it will all be ok. 44. Carlson was the one to put down Candy's dog. Just like the men would be the one to put down Lennie.
His dog’s death is especially mirrored in Lennie’s death, because they are both killed to avoid a worse end. Lennie would have starved to death, or been lynched by Curley were he not shot, and Candy’s dog would have died slowly and painfully due to old age. Also, Candy’s statement after his dog’s death influences later events. “I ought to have shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t ought to let no stranger shoot my dog” (p 60).
Admittedly, as sympathetic and understanding as readers are for Lennie, Lennie is still a danger to other lives. In many instances in the book, Lennie accidentally kills many lives but does not realize the significance of his mistakes. Lennie is a man with the mind of a child with an unequal match of formidable strength, hence committing murder without meaning to do so. In the scene when Lennie kills Curley’s wife, he has the same slightly panicked reaction as when he killed the rat and puppy earlier in the book. Readers then realize that Lennie doesn’t understand the difference between killing an animal and murdering a human, therefore putting other lives at risk.
In a later on scene we see candy who is confronted by Carlson who wants to kill his dog. As we were brought up we are told that killing anything is wrong and most of us would have the same reluctance as candy to killing our own dog despite the state it’s in. we retain these attitudes from our youth and believe that it’s the right way but as slim says its much crueller to keep the dog alive when it isn’t any good to itself. The point Steinbeck is trying to make is that we as an audience are most comparable to candy in our attitudes behaviours and opinions. And that our views on life are very different to what life is.
At that mental age, they would not have been able to handle reality. One may say that it is sinful to end a life in general, however what George did was a truly good action by sending Lennie to a better place instead of receiving torture from Curley, a very abusive and cruel man to Lennie. A good example that is similar to this is when Candy had to make the decision to end the life of his dog. Many workers disliked Candy’s dog because it was elderly and smelled horrendous, therefore wanted it dead. Like George, Candy only wanted his dog dead to prevent it from enduring the suffering that they both face from oppressors.
I herded sheep with him." He said proudly, you wouldn’t think it to look at him now, but he was the best damn sheep dog I ever seen." This quote uses foreshadowing because for one thing, it is a companion to Candy as Lennie is to George. Also, the dog's death may have been Candy's fault just like Lennie's death may be George's fault. The effect of using foreshadowing is that foreshadowing puts the reader in suspense.
The bunkhouse is where most of the conversations happen. Loneliness is a key theme which occurs inside the bunkhouse because this is where Carlson bullies candy into allowing him shoot his ageing, smelly, crippled dog. Candy is dependent on his dog as the dog has been with him for a long time but also there are similarities between candy and the dog they can be both labelled as useless because candy lost his hand whilst he was working on the ranch so there aren’t much work for him to do, the reason he still is on the ranch is so that he could claim his compensation that he deserves, the dog is also useless because his old and tired and wouldn’t be able to herd the sheep as before. So when Carlson does shoot the poor dog candy feels alone with no one to be there with him. Dreams is also linked in with the bunkhouse because this is where George and Lennie discuss their dream ‘of living on the fat of the land’ ‘ Lennie tending the rabbits’ but candy over hears their conversation and wants to be part of their dream.
Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck The novel takes its title from the poem by Robert Burns (1759-1796) “To A Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest With The Plough” “The best laid plans of mice and men Gang oft agley And leave us naught but grief and pain For promised joy” Steinbeck describes the daily life of a group of migrant ranch workers in California at around the time of the Great Depression. Through the interaction between the characters we learn of their friendships, loneliness, hardships, powerlessness, hopes and dreams. As events unfold during a short period these fragile dreams are tragically destroyed, leading to death and despair. Of Mice and Men – Support Material Contents: • Simplified Level: o Character Descriptions o Reading
Death is a major theme in this novella because it includes the death of Candy’s dog and causes the loss of George and Lennie’s dream farm. The first death of this novella included the shooting of Candy’s dog. The death of Candy’s dog was a tragedy to Candy because he had him ever since he was a pup. Carlson had a lot to do with it because he pressured him into it, telling him he isn’t any good to him. Candy was the regretting the fact he let Carlson shoot his dog.
'The Tell Tale Heart' is a story about a man who killed an old man just because he didn't like the way his eyes looked like. The main character speaks about madness as being a gift and not a kid of disability for example in lines 2 - 4 he says: ' but why would you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses-not destroyed-not dulled them'. This person is trying to persuade us that the disease isn't bad. The mad man killed the old man and then cut him up and put him under the floorboards of the house.