Candy's Dog
In part 3, I think that Candy's dog was a symbol. I don't think that Carlson and Slim were just wanting to shoot the dog because it stank. I think that Candy's dog represented him. I believe so since both Candy is old, and his dog was old. Candy is pretty much useless on the ranch, and his dog had no value on the ranch either. The men recognize that it is inhumane to get rid of a person in that manner, but they were able to get rid of the dog that way. On page 60, Candy said, "You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They says he wasn't no good to himself nor nobody else. When they came here I wisht somebody'd shoot me. But they won't do nothing like that. I won't have a place to go, an' I can't get more jobs," Candy realizes that he is useless on the ranch, and I think that his dog is similar to how the other men value him. They wouldn't shoot Candy, but he'll be just as invisible as his dog. Candy knows that his job is done at the ranch, due to disability and age, and that is why he was looking to leave with George and Lennie when they go too.
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