The shooting of Candy's dog is a mercy killing. This mercy killing foreshadows what will happen to Lennie at the end of the book when he gets himself into trouble.
Carlson insists on shooting Candy's dog because he believes the dog is old, suffering, and no longer useful. He sees it as an act of mercy to put the dog out of its misery, and he doesn't understand Candy's emotional attachment to his companion.
Carlson insists on shooting Candy's dog because he believes the dog is old, suffering, and no longer useful. He argues that putting the dog out of its misery is the most humane and practical thing to do. Additionally, Carlson is frustrated with the smell and noise the dog makes, and sees shooting it as a way to end these problems.
Candy doesn't want to shoot his old dog because he has had the dog since it was a puppy and they have grown old together. Candy is emotionally attached to the dog and can't bring himself to end its life, even though he knows it is suffering and needs to be put out of its misery.
Carlson wants to shoot the dog because he views it as old, suffering, and no longer useful. He believes it would be more humane to put the dog out of its misery. Candy, on the other hand, feels a bond with the dog and is attached to it despite its condition. He wants to shoot the dog himself as a final act of kindness and loyalty.
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i think you are talking about 'of mice and men' and if so candy is told that his dog should be shot at the back of its neck to give it no harm but to get rid of it.
He was shot. One of the guys who stayed in the house convinced Candy to let him put the dog out of his misery. Candy later regretted not taking the responsibily himself.
Mike Candys was born on 1981-08-21.
Carlson suggest killing candys old dog because he is smells bad and is going to die and he doesnt want to see no dead dog, this suggest that carlson is heartless and doesnt care about candys family the dog and the only true friend he ever had.thank you for taking time to read this. this is a really good answer it got me 25 points on mcas =psorry if my answer is middle school like =p
Yes, Slim agrees with Carlson that Candy's old and suffering dog should be put out of its misery. Slim recognizes that the dog is suffering and can no longer live a comfortable life, so he supports the decision to shoot the dog to end its suffering.
He had the dog since it was a pup and didn't want to give it up
That it smells and cannot look after itself because it cannot walk without hurtin' and cannot eat food and so it should be shot...