Of Mice and Men - Literature Exam Candy notes
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- Created on: 19-03-14 17:19
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- Candy
- Lack of power
- Working on a ranch for somebody else
- Low status in society - poorly paid ranch worker
- No place of his own, relying on bunkhouse
- Low down in the social hierarchy - old "swamper" (cleans bunkhouse)
- "The old man came slowly into the room. He had a broom in his hand"
- Overpowered by Slim during dog shooting - powerless to save dog
- Physical infirmity
- Loss of hand, impaired physically
- Suggests danger of ranch life
- Dog and Candy belong together - both powerless, aged and physically disabled figures
- Old age
- Inadequate provision for old people in 1930's American society
- 1930's America was no place for sentimentality
- "canned", "be put on the county" when too old
- Inadequate provision for old people in 1930's American society
- 1930's America was no place for sentimentality
- "canned", "be put on the county" when too old
- "canned", "be put on the county" when too old
- 1930's America was no place for sentimentality
- Inadequate provision for old people in 1930's American society
- "canned", "be put on the county" when too old
- 1930's America was no place for sentimentality
- Lack of an easy life for older people in those days - Candy is old but he is still doing manual work "swamper"
- "I ain't got the poop anymore"
- Inadequate provision for old people in 1930's American society
- Loss of hand, impaired physically
- Dreams
- No dreams of his own until G & L plan
- Desperate to live out dream before he dies - trusts fortunes with stranger (G&L)
- "When they can me here I wisht somebody'd shoot me"
- No dreams of his own until G & L plan
- Loneliness
- No family members
- No friends on ranch, only knows a lot about other people
- "I ain't got no relatives or nothin'"
- Loses only companion in life - dog
- "Had him since he was a pup"
- Historical context: The Great Depression, 1930's America. Social context: working man's ranch
- Characters used as vehicles by authors to represent themes/ideas
- This character represents the bleak future of ranch workers, lack of provision for welfare and the loneliness on the ranch.
- Lack of power
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