How was the death of the puppy foreshadowed in Of Mice and Men?

Answer 1

Candy's best friend is an old dog that is living a life of pain. All the workers in the camp get sick of Candy's Dog and tell him that it needs to be shot. The dog is then shot by Carlson and we see that Candy is deeply emotional inside as he makes no attempt to talk to anyone for a while after the shooting. Later on in the novel, Lennie kills Curley's wife which obviously angers the workers and especially Curley. They go to chase after him, to shoot him, However, After seeing how upset Candy was from seeing his best friend shot by someone else, he knew he had to shoot Lennie himself. George wanted Lennie to have a nice ending to his life.

Answer 2

He represents Candy. The dog was old and useless as Candy will soon become.

Candy's dog also represents a symbol for what happened to Lennie. Candy stated, "I ought to have shot that dog myself, Goerge. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog." George uses this quote as advice about what to do with Lennie after he killed Curley's Wife. George stole Carlsons Luger so that he could be the one to shoot Lennie. As Candy said, George didn't want a stranger to get rid of his best friend. He knew he had to do it himself.

Answer 3

Candy's dog was a symbol of Candy himself. Both of them were old and lame. When the dog was shot, Candy came to a realization that because he was also old and crippled, the ranch would eventually get rid of him like they did to his dog.

Also, when Candy stated, "I ought to have shot that dog myself, Goerge. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog." George uses this quote as advice about what to do with Lennie after he killed Curley's Wife. George stole Carlsons Luger so that he could be the one to shoot Lennie. As Candy said, George didn't want a stranger to get rid of his best friend. He knew he had to do it himself.

Answer 4

Candy's Dog

In the world Of Mice and Men describes, Candy's dog represents the fate awaiting anyone who has outlived his or her purpose. Once a fine sheepdog, useful on the ranch, Candy's mutt is now debilitated by age. Candy's sentimental attachment to the animal-his plea that Carlson let the dog live for no other reason than that Candy raised it from a puppy-means nothing at all on the ranch. Although Carlson promises to kill the dog painlessly, his insistence that the old animal must die supports a cruel natural law that the strong will dispose of the weak. Candy internalizes this lesson, for he fears that he himself is nearing an age when he will no longer be useful at the ranch, and therefore no longer welcome.

Answer 5

The death of the puppy in "Of Mice and Men" is foreshadowed by Lennie's unintentional killing of small animals earlier in the story. This demonstrates Lennie's lack of understanding of his own strength and the consequences of his actions. The death of the puppy serves as a tragic reminder of Lennie's innocence and the inevitable tragedy that will follow.

Answer 6

Candy regrets he wasn't the one to kill it..

Answer 7

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