Carlson and Whit are more minor characters in the novella. Carlson is unsentimental and aggressive, and he convinces Candy to let him shoot his dog. Whit is native and enthusiastic about lie – he likes simple pleasures and is easily amused. Carlson is insensitive; this is because he does not consider anyone’s feelings. He thinks that Candy’s dog should be shot because it is old and smelly, he persistently argues to shoot the dog, an example is when he says “Well, I can’t stand him in here” and “and he stinks to bear hell.
In comparison, Slim was more thoughtful and wanted the dog dead for its own good because of its poor health: “He ain't no good to you, Candy. An' he ain't no good to himself. Why'n't you shoot him, Candy?” At the end of the novel when Lennie must die, similarly, Carlson is only interested in killing the weak (Lennie), so he says, “I’ll get my luger” not thinking about anyone else. The scene that includes the killing of the old dog foreshadows the death of Lennie too; one clue is that the dog is shot in the back of the head completely unaware and with no pain with the luger. Towards the end of the novel, Lennie is also secretly shot in the same place with the same weapon by George out of mercy so his friend doesn’t experience a cruel painful death.
There are six main hunts shown and as the hunting proceeds the boys lose their identity as the little children in England. As the hunts become something more of a pleasure for the savages they begin to bring themselves closer to the savage side of human nature. Towards the end of the novel, the boys become unrecognisable. One of their first attempts of hunting, as Jack tries to kill the sow he cannot bring himself to see blood yet. This shows that Jack still has the pressure of civilisation and rules from when he was in England.
This is shown during an argument over a dead mouse as it says ‘”Give it here!” said George. “Aw, leave me have it, George.” “Give it here!” This shows that when Lennie doesn’t respond to George he has to treat him as if he was a dog by repeating commands over again until eventually Lennie gives in. As Lennie says “Aw…” it shows that Lennie really wants the mouse and doesn’t want George to take away his possession relating back to the idea that Lennie is presented as an animal as he is very persistent at getting what he wants. This shows the reader how Lennie gets his way as George treats him like an animal due to it being the only that he can obtain his attention and get him to follow what he is doing. As the story progresses George is shown treating Lennie like a child as if he was a parent.
George needs to blame somebody for his mediocre life; the truth of his mediocrity, however, lies in his enjoyment of alcohol and prostitutes, vices that prevent him from ever raising enough money to finance his dream of owning his own farm. George from Of Mice and Men, despite his shortcomings, acts admirably towards his helpless friend. • Lennie is big and dumb. His childlike innocence allows him to take an active role in George's dream of owning a farm. Lennie loves soft things and animals, which he accidentally kills because of his strength.
* When Zaroff says “Surely your experiences in the war—,” Rainsford does not even let him finish before saying “Did not make me condone cold-blooded murder.” * He continues to say “Thank you, I’m a hunter, not a murderer.” * Zaroff talks constantly about his hunts and how they bored him overtime. His ability to hunt humans turned him into the monster that he is. He is a lot like Rainsford in the beginning in having no remorse for the animals he hunts, including humans. Which is exactly why he is not like Rainsford in the end. Zaroff never had the chance to be the hunted and therefore does not know the definition of fear.
"He fills in the pits which I dig and tears up my traps set for the game; he helps the beasts to escape and now they slip through my fingers". (20). A father, a trapper and Gilgamesh (part god/part man) felt that a woman was a greater weapon than an army. A woman conquers the beast in every man. Man betrays his upbringing and become civilized to protect their way of life.
Napoleon used the dogs as a way to get rid of Snowball and take control of Animal Farm. Napoleon also uses his intelligence to take advantage of the animals on Animal Farm who are not as knowledgeable. For instance, “Muriel read the Commandment for her. It ran: “No animal shall kill any other animal without cause.” Somehow or other the last two words had slipped out of the animals’ memory” (98). Napoleon, knowing well enough that the animals were not as educated as he was, took advantage of their stupidity.
Of mice and men Compare the episodes in which candy dog and Lennie are killed. The reader responds to each death with empathy and compassion. I believe this is the way Steinbeck would have wanted us to respond. the way the chapters are worded ,you can understand both the characters and their lives. We know that Candy and his dog grew up and worked together herding sheep, we also know they’re both older and can’t work as well as they used.
In Richard Connell’s short story, The Most Dangerous Game, Connell shows irony in a dramatic and verbal way. He provides the reader with imagery and suggests moral lessons of humanity. At the beginning of the story Rainsford refers to the animals as not having any understanding. He discusses this with his friend Whitney who suggests that animals have “fear of pain and fear of death.” Rainsford replies to this comment as “nonsense.” When Rainsford plays the reverse role of being hunted and not the hunter, he now feels the fear of pain and death. Rainsford attempts to use traps on Zaroff as though he was an animal.