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'tall
,
stoop
shouldered
old man.' His age affects him and he is physically weak
'lost his right hand'
Lost something important for a migrant worker
'a
drag-footed
sheepdog
,
grey
of
muzzle
and with
pale
,
blind
old
eyes'
He is described through his dog: shows his relationship with the dog
'Candy'
links to
'candid'
- means frank, truthful, straightforward, sincere
"I
ought
to have
shot
that
dog
myself" Men at the time should carry their own deeds - foreshadows George & Lennie
'squirmed
uncomfortably'
His dog is his company & his friend so he doesn't want to kill him
"
a pretty nice fella
" Candy is nice about the boss because the boss let him work despite being old
"
I ain't got no relatives nor nothin
" After his dog died, he has no one
"Tell ya what Lennie I
been
figuring
out about those
rabbits
" Newfound excitement about the dream
"
lousy tart
" Use of bitter language because his dream is dying because of Lennie killing Curley's wife
'The swamper
warmed
to his
gossip'
Widespread
'Old Candy slowly turned over. His eyes were wide open'
The dream resurrect Candy
'Candy lay still'
We see Candy as a corpse: same fate as his dog
'He shrivelled and his voice
shook'
Candy turns into an old man again after Curley's wife dies with his dreams
'Rolled
slowly
over
and
faced
the
wall
and
lay
silent'
Helplessness of the weakest people in society when confronting prejudices
"
When they can me here I wisht somebody'd
shoot
me
" Aware of his doomed fate
'Candy joined the attack with joy'
Revenge from the weak
"
That
bitch
didn't
ought to
of
said that to you
" Sympathy towards Crooks: racism might be correctable because kindness is present
"
I'd make a will and leave my share to you guys in case I kick off
" Desperation for belonging