In John Steinbeck’s classic novel Of Mice and Men, Candy lives his life as a lonely man because of him being an old, crippled rancher. After suffering through a great amount of ridicule, Candy, finds himself sad and alone from the other men. Candy deals with a heartbreaking death and cannot work with the other men because he has lost his hand. There are many factors that contribute to Candy’s constant feeling of loneliness. Candy has had his dog for as long as he can remember.
George and Slim are playing cards and talking about Lennie. Later, Candy walks in with Candy's dog that smells really bad. This quotation was said by Carlton to Candy. They complain and say the dog isn't any use to anyone and suggests that Candy shoots it. Candy doesn't want to since he's had the dog since he was a pup.
Lennie and Cosmo are similar in many ways but also very different with the fact that Cosmo is a fairy and his show is a cartoon. Lennie is a strong, large and slow man. Lennie can’t tell right from wrong, he often has pets that he kills because he pets them too hard. Towards the end of Of Mice and Men he actually pets a woman too hard and ends up killing her. Lennie, because of his mild mental disability depends completely on George; pretty much to survive.
Of Mice and Men By Jamie Clarke Chapter 7: Page 1 George stared down at the grave, it read , “here lies lennie a caring friend.” The guilt he felt was unbearable, it was like a huge boulder crushing down on him and he was doing his best to hold it up and stop it from crushing him. It was dark and the graveyard was dimly lit with only a few slow burning lanterns hung up around the graveyard. George would visit this place once every week because he just couldn’t stay away! Sometimes he would speak to lennie, he missed him so much but he knew he couldn’t change what had happened, He some how knew he had done the right thing but he also knew that Curly would be onto him soon.
Of Mice and Men Loneliness is one of the main emotions in Of Mice and Men. George and Lennie must have been lonely too. When we meet them in Of Mice and Men, they already know each other and George has already saved Lennie from getting into trouble. Candy was lonely too because he has his dog that he couldn't bear to part with. Crooks is lonely because he doesn't live with the white people and is usually alone all day.
He felt abandoned because he also knew himself that he was only taken in by family for his work ethics but not for the caring and love of a child. The lack of love that he received at a young age for him influenced his decision of running away and living out into the dessert at the age of fourteen. This situation of having no one to depend on or depending on him has given him freedom and independence but has also betrayed his caring and loves towards others. Nat Swanson is ushered by a stray dog through his lonely journey. The impact of the dog accompanying him shows the lack of communication that Nat Swanson has.
We learn that the inhabitant of the bunkhouse are private people. The interior of the bunkhouse 'were whitewashed and the floor left unpainted.' This shows that none of those who were in the bunkhouse wanted to get attached with their surroundings. This was because they
(Chpt.3 pg.44) Here Carlson is telling Candy how worthless it is to the ranch and to itself. Candy struggles with this harsh reality, but eventually lets Carlson take the dog outside and shoot him. Candy later regrets letting Carlson do this, and he thinks that he should have been the one to end the dog’s life. George will remember this later on and take it upon himself to end the life of Lennie. Lennie was an obedient and hard worker for many years with George.
Lennie have a mental problem but is very kind. George is taking care of Lennie but Lennie make George angry most of the time. Lennie keep asking George about the small ranch they are going to get and about the rabbit he is going to tend and George kept on telling Lennie that story. George and Lennie are heading to their new job on a ranch near Soledad. George told Lennie to don’t say a word to the boss.
He worries that the boss will soon realize he is useless and easily replaceable, and demand that he leave the ranch. Candy’s dog only supports his fear. “And at his heels there walked a dragfooted sheepdog, gray of muzzle, and with pale, blind old eyes. The dog struggled lamely to the side of the room and lay down, grunting softly to himself and licking his grizzled, moth-eaten coat.” (p 24) His dog reflects himself and when the dog is put down by Carlson for being useless and smelly, Candy’s fear grows