Analysis of characters in of Mice and Men Flashcards
Carlson
‘Why’n’t you get candy to shoot his old dog and give him one of the pups to raise up’
Carlson is presented as dismissive and heartless, incapable of understanding the emotional attachment Candy has with his dog.
‘Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin’ them two guys’
His inability to comprehend the sadness of George and slim over the death of Lennie represents his emotional detachment to others and is also shows his disregard for human life
‘Luger pistol’
Allusion to ww1 and Germany. The Luger pistol serves as a reminder for the millions of people who lost their lives during the naxi regime and how the individual example of savagery seen in the novella is also seen on a much larger scale throughout history
‘you ain’t being kind to him keeping him alive
He is more concerned with the impracticality of keeping the dog alive. which draws a comparison to slim drowning the puppies
‘If you was to take him out and shoot him right in the back of the head… he’d never know what hit him’
His method of execution draws parallels with the execution of Lennie at the end of the novella
‘Carl’s right, Candy’
Carlson is listened to by other members of the ranch
‘I’ll kick your god damn head off’
He meets his violence with violence to maintain his dominance overcurley
