Candy Flashcards
Quotes for how far you agree that Candy should be pitied.
“”Then they looked quickly at the old man… he rolled slowly over and faced the wall and lay silent.”
“The old swamper”
“Candy looked helplessly at him… Candy looked for help from face to face.”
“At last Candy said softly and hopelessly,”Awright-take ‘I’m.””
“”They’ll call me purty soon. Jus’ as soon as I can’t swamp out no bunk houses they’ll put me county.””
“He leaned forward eagerly. “S’pose I went in with you guys.””
“”I ain’t got no relatives nor nothing.””
“”They left all the weak ones here.””
“…a drag footed sheepdog, gray of muzzle, and with pale, blind old eyes. The dog struggled lamely to the side of the room ad lay down, grunting softly to himself…”
“”I ain’t much good wit on’y one hand.””
“”I wisht somebody’s shoot me if I get old an’ a cripple.””
“”Nobody’d listen to you, an’ you know it. Nobody’d listen to you.””
“Candy subsided. “No. . . .” he agreed. “Nobody’d listen to us.””
“”You stay wit her then, Candy. The rest of us better get goin’.””
Counter argument quotes for how far you agree that Candy should be pitied.
“The swamper warmed to his gossip.”
“”Well, I think Curley’s married . . . . a tart.””
“He paused, and then went on I. A singsong. And he repeated the old words…”
“”You ain’t wanted here. We told you you ain’t””
“”…we got fren’s, that’s what we got.”.
“”You God damn tramp”, he said viciously.”
“”You wasn’t no good. You ain’t no good now, you lousy tart.””
Quotes for how far you agree that Candy is a lonely character.
“”Say, what the hell you doin’ listenin’?… You was pokin’ your big ears into our business.””
“Candy joined that attack with joy. “Glove fulla vaseline,” he said disgustedly.”
“The men looked quickly at the old man… he rolled slowly over and faced the wall and lay silent.”
“George shuffled the cards noisily and dealt them.””
“”You stay here wit her then,Candy. The rest of us better get goin’.””
“Candy looked a long time at Slim t try to find some reversal. And Slim gave him none.”
“The sound of the men grew fainter. The barn was darkening gradually…Old Candy lay down in the hay and covered his eyes with his arms.”
“”I ain’t much good, but I could cook and tend the chickens and hoe the garden some.””
“”I’ll be on our own place, an’ I’ll be let to work on our own place.””
“He leaned forward eagerly. “S’pose I went wit you guys. Tha’s three hundred an’ fifty bucks I’d put in.””
Counter argument quotes for how far you agree that Candy is a lonely character.
“”You got a nice cozy little place in here,” he said to Crooks. “Must be nice to have a room all to yourself this way.””
“He said accusingly, “You gotta husban’. You got no call foolin’ around with other guys, causin’ trouble.””
“.we ain’t got nothing to say to you at all… So maybe you better jus’ scatter along now.””
“”…we got fren’s, that’s what we got.””
