The swamper, Candy, is missing one of his arms.
Candy, the old swamper from John Steinbeck's novel "Of Mice and Men," is missing his right hand. He lost it in a work-related accident.
His penis. No, read the book.
In the novel "Of Mice and Men," Candy is missing a hand, not a limb. After losing his hand in an accident, he becomes self-conscious and feels marginalized on the ranch where he works.
Candy
he is a swamper, he mops the floors.
The old swamper Candy calls Curley's wife an old tart in "Of Mice and Men". He uses this derogatory term to express his disapproval of her flirtatious behavior around the ranch workers.
Candy lost his hand in a machinery accident so he is a swamper on the ranch.
In "Of Mice and Men," a swamper is a slang term for a janitor or a handyman who performs various cleaning and maintenance tasks on a ranch. The character Candy in the novel is an example of a swamper.
He doesn't have a last name!neither do any of the other characters!(exept some of the main characters!)
In the book ye is known as the old swamper especially in section 2 of the book but he hasn't got a nickname in the movie.
The old swamper in "Of Mice and Men" describes Curley's wife as a troublemaker and dangerous due to her flirtatious behavior with the ranch workers. He warns George and Lennie to stay away from her to avoid getting into trouble with Curley.
The swamper tells George that Curley wears a glove on his left hand that is full of Vaseline to keep it soft for his wife. He mentions that Curley is always looking for trouble and picking fights with the workers on the ranch.