Steinbeck deliberately highlights how easy it is for a character to be overlooked to show how Candy uses it to his advantage by getting the men’s secrets. Steinbeck effectively uses the character, Candy and his relationship with his dog to portray the dull and dismal society of 1930s America and the harsh effect it had on migrant workers across America. Their disabilities result into their un-acceptance of their being in society. Candy's dog is killed and candy realises he is no longer of any use and will soon get the sack, 'when they can me, I wisht someone shoot me, I won't have no place to go.' This idea of survival of the fittest
George and Lennie C. A. Consider each other family D. B. Lennie described as a kind of pet E. C. George’s philosophy about workers who travel alone F. D. The Godlike Slim as George’s audience IV. Candy A. Candy’s attachment to his dog B. The death of his dog G. C. His request to join George and Lennie H. D. His need to share his thoughts with Before the Lincoln Memorial Martin Luther King Jr. announced, “I have a dream,” and through his hard work and tireless efforts, through his sharing of his dream with millions of Americans, through his hope and determination, the Civil Rights Act was signed by Lyndon Johnson and equality among all people was a step closer to being realized. King exemplified a major theme by one of America’s greatest writers, John Steinbeck.
On Christmas the boss brought a gallon of whisky and told the ranchmen to drink. So the ranchmen also let Crooks come in just to pick a fight with him because he is a man of colour. This affects his loneliness because he can’t fight back with his crooked back. In conclusion, Crooks is lonely because he is a man of colour and back then racism was everywhere. In the Novel “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, you will find that everyone has a bit of loneliness in them, even if it is a little.
Of Mice and Men Summary Chapter One - Two workers, living in the depressing times of The Great Depression; George Milton and Lennie Small are first seen resting in a clearing which is located near the river. After this they plan to go to a nearby ranch where they expect some work. They had left the last ranch in a desperate hurry because Lennie was involved in an incident, Lennie also always asked George to tell him about their dream ranch and about the rabbits. Chapter Two - After Chapter One, George and Lennie finally reach the ranch where they will be working temporarily, they are quickly shown to the bunk house and are introduced to Candy (an old swamper with only one hand). Also Curley and the Boss is introduced, who at first was suspicious of George who wouldn't let Lennie talk during their interview.
When they find themselves as a ranch in Soledad, California, their situation became a bit complicated. They instantly found themselves with friends and an enemy, Curley, the boss’s son with an inferiority complex to big guys like Lennie. On top of that, Curley has a lonely wife who flirts with all of the workers. On the other side of the spectrum is their newfound friend, Slim, who they immediately look up to and who gives Lennie a puppy from his dog’s litter. Things then go down hill later in the story when the guys were playing horseshoes and Lennie was petting the puppy, which he then accidently kills due to petting him too roughly.
Throughout their stories Billy and John give themselves the opportunity to change their lives through simple friendship. Billy, as unfortunate as his life had been, finds friendship in his two coon hounds- Old Dan and Little Ann. These two dogs left him with an unending impression that friendship is eternal and that love can transform a person. Throughout Where the Red Fern Grows Billy comes to understand the value of friendship and you see him grow from this boy into a young man. During the novel Billy and his two hounds compete in Raccoon competition; they end up treeing a mountain lion instead of a coon, which attacks Billy.
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.
We are able to see that they work together and travel in search for jobs, but we don’t discover much of their past until we reach chapter three where George confesses some personal information to a trustworthy worker on the farm named Slim. On page 39 slim says “Hardly none on the guys ever travel together. It jus’ seems kinda funny a cuckoo like him and a smart little guy like you travelin’ together.” George explains to him that they were both from the same town and that George used to have fun with Lennie and take advantage of his stupidity to cause harm to him for his own pleasure, since then it appears that Lennie has had some sort of devotion towards George regardless of the abuse. When Lennie’s aunt Clara died Lennie came along with George and they were together ever since. This shows just that Lennie and George have been together for quite a long time and the brotherhood they share must be deep, and it also shows that although Lennie is a nuisance George puts up with him because he truly loves and cares for him as if he were his own
Candy and his dog almost shared the same relationship of George and Lennie. Like Lennie, Candy’s dog depends on George to take care of him and show him what to do. Candy had his dog as a constant companion, now he felt worthless as he didn’t own a single important thing. Loneliness is an inevitable fact of life that not even the strongest can avoid. Throughout the story, Of Mice and Men, the reader feels remorse for the characters as they endure from the loneliness of the ranch.
There is no limit to the people that are being made fun of on the show. Some of these people include Bill Clinton, Jesus, Hitler, George Bush and many more. In a recent episode they portray Jesus as a party animal, while he’s drinking and doing drugs. A lot of Television shows have more conservative characters but that’s not the case with “Family Guy.” The characters are out of control starting with Brian the talking dog. Brian is very sarcastic and secretly loves the mother on the show but can’t let her know because he’s a dog.