Candy Flashcards
When he sees the boss: “the old swamper looked quickly at him, and then shuffled to the door rubbing his whiskers with his knuckles as he went”
Knows place in hierarchy-tries to appear useful in front of boss-to not be at risk of being terminated-only source of income, it’s how he’ll achieve American dream
“Old swamper”-low in social hierarchy, very menial job
No confidence and easily intimidated by others who are higher-“quickly looked at him, and then shuffled to the door”
“Shuffled to the door”-trying to make little noise by act of dragging his feet to avoid attention being drawn to him, shows he lacks confidence
“Rubbing his whiskers”-compared to feline creature, working in ranch longest allowed him to become sneaky and learn how to stay in good books of Curley and boss because he is fearful of them-like attribute of cat
“I didn’t hear nothing you guys was sayin’. I ain’t interested in nothing you was saying. A guy on a ranch don’t never listen nor he didn’t ast no questions”
Repeats himself to convince others
Obeys even the new guys-low in hierarchy
“A guy on a ranch don’t never listen nor he didn’t ast no questions”- not much of a conversationalist, isolated
Isolation is mostly about silences which makes friendships mostly about conversation-lonely
“S’pose I went with you guys. Tha’s three hundred an fifty bucks I’d put it. I ain’t much good, but I could cook Anne tend the chickens and hoe the garden some. How’d that be?”
Desperate to move away from the ranch
Hypothetical question-trying to encourage George and Lennie to consider situations from new perspectives so in other words trying to persuade George and Lennie to allow him in on the American dream
“I ain’t much good”-honest, trying to leave a good impression to persuade them to let him join
“Tend the chickens”-trying to replace Lennie by takin his job of tending the animals
“I could cook and tend the chickens and hoe the garden some”-trying to appeal to them by showing what he is capable of doing
“I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog.”
Refers George by his name and refers Carlson as stranger-built steady friendship with Only George as he is trying to involve himself in owning land with him and Lennie
First time candy is sticking up for himself-strong his relationship was with his companion
Confides in George as he talks to him about not letting a stranger shoot his dog
“You an’ me can get that little place, can’t we George?” “Candy dropped his head and looked down at the hay. He knew”
Selfish, isn’t involving Lennie, only wants himself and George to have land
Desperate to move away from ranch and live a good life
“Dropped his head and looked down at the hay. He knew”-knows American dream never happens, starting to lose hope
Links into how Steinbeck wrote realistic friction that people could relate to as American dream was rarely achieved
As Carlson suggest shooting the dog: “candy looked for help from face to face”
Candy is alone in his sadness about the dog being shot; no one will stand up for him and say that his dog should be allowed to live
Searching for help is pointless as he doesn’t get any from men on ranch-it’s ever man for himself on ranch
does not feel able to defend his dog by saying that he is valued because he is a companion, as this is not seen as being worth anything on the ranch
“Face to face”-all of the men are the same and have the same reaction; they are not behaving as individuals
