Candy - Character Revision
- Created by: PointlessPink
- Created on: 16-05-15 15:03
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- Candy
- He has an old dog.
- Candy and his dog are parallel to George and Lennie's relationship.
- Candy's dog is old and useless, like Candy.
- Carlson: "I don't know nothing that stinks as bad as that dog. You gotta get him out."
- Candy has a companion: his dog.
- "I've been round him so much, I never notice how he stinks."
- "I had him since he was a pup."
- Carlson shoots Candy's dog.
- Candy deeply regrets not shooting his own dog.
- This foreshadows George killing Lennie later.
- "I ought to have shot that dog myself George. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog."
- Carlson shot the dog because of its condition.
- "That dog stinks."
- Candy believes this how his fate will come: he will be shot for being useless.
- "When they can me here, I wisht somebody'd shoot me."
- Candy deeply regrets not shooting his own dog.
- He is old.
- Candy is described to be a very old man, just like his dog.
- "a tall, stoop-shouldered old man came in."
- He contrasts with the other workers on the ranch.
- Allows Steinbeck to discuss discrimination towards the aged and disabled.
- He is a gossip.
- As soon as George and Lennie arrived on the ranch, Candy educated them about the past and current affairs on the ranch.
- "He's a pretty nice fella. Gets pretty mad sometimes, but pretty nice."
- Tries to develop a relationship with George and Lennie straight away.
- Talks about Whitey and his being-clean obsession.
- Has a lot he wants to talk about but the other ranchmen are busy with each other.
- As soon as George and Lennie arrived on the ranch, Candy educated them about the past and current affairs on the ranch.
- He is handicapped with one hand.
- "Out of the sleeve came a round stick-like wrist, but no hand."
- Candy is a victim of the cruel life of work.
- Candy finds himself restricted from being able to go out with the other men.
- "I ain't much good with on'y one hand."
- Wants to be part of the 'dream ranch'.
- Kind of selfish of Candy as he wants to secure his future.
- He'd love to live on the ranch so offers money.
- "S'pose I went in with you guys. Tha's three hundred an' fifty bucks I'd put in."
- He'd be able to work with his friends now his dog is dead.
- "an' I'll be let to work on our own place."
- He is desperate to get the ranch.
- "You an' me can still get that little place, can't we George?"
- "Everybody wants a little bit of land, not much."
- He dislikes Curley's wife.
- Believes that Curley's wife is not pleasant.
- "I think Curley's married...a tart."
- Candy is angered at Curley's Wife when she mocks them about their dream.
- "I had enough. You ain't wanted here."
- Believes Curley's wife is also a tart.
- "Curley's wife can move quiet. I guess she had a lot of practice."
- Candy is furious when he finds Curley's wife dead.
- "He looked helplessly at Curley's wife and gradually his sorrow and anger grew into words."
- Selfish as Candy is only mad that his dream has been broken.
- "You god damn tramp. You done it, di'n't you? Everybody knowed you'd mess things up you lousy tart."
- Curley's wife had caused her own death and ended the chance of the dream ranch coming true.
- "He looked helplessly at Curley's wife and gradually his sorrow and anger grew into words."
- Believes that Curley's wife is not pleasant.
- He is a swamper.
- Candy is responsible for cleaning the bunkhouse.
- This is one of the most least respected jobs on the ranch.
- "The old swamper."
- He has no one.
- His only friend was the dog that was killed.
- "I ain't got no relatives nor nothing."
- He has an old dog.
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