Candy’s Dog being shot dead Essay

I deal that sweetens dog being shot dead is wizard of the most important parts of the novel and should definitely be include in a film version. In this scene Carlson starts moaning ab bulge out how a lot Candys old dog smells. He then suggests that Candy should shoot him and even offers to do it himself. But it is the things that Carlson says in order to unloose himself that are important for the readers because it helps us to see why George decided to do what he did at the end of the book.For example, when Carlson says, This old dog, just suffers hisself all the time, and you aint been cast to him, keeping him alive, when he is trying to convince Candy that it is almost venomous to make him live life any longer. Carlson also describes how Candy could belt down the dog in a quick, humane way. He says, shoot him indemnify in the back of the head hed never survive what hit him. This is particularly important because George kills Lennie in this exact way. It is where he got the mind that mercy killing was even an option.Slim is then asked to give his credit and he agrees with Carlson saying, That dog aint no good to himself. As Slim is the alone person on the ranch to have natural authority, and his opinions were law. Candy reluctantly agrees to let Carlson shoot his dog. If this scene was left out we would not empathise why George would even consider killing Lennie and we would get the impression that George carried it out in cold blood and did not care. The scene should be slew in a dimly lit, dark setting. The darkness would help to under(a)score the end of life.Carlson should be talking abruptly and quickly showing that he is not thinking about Candys feelings and is unaware of how frequently the dog means to Candy. Slim in contrast should be taking is time over his speech, showing that he wants this to be as painless as it can be for Candy. He shows that he cares when he instructs Carlson to wages a shovel, so that he can bury the dog so Candy wont have to see his dog in the morning. The argue Scene Another important scene is the fight between Curley and Lennie. In this scene Curley has just accused Slim of being with his wife and in return Slim shouts back at him.Carlson and Candy take reward of the situation by insulting Curley. Curley feels degraded and wants to take it out on someone. Lennie is there and is the perfect person because Curley being small always feels as though he has something to prove and a real chip on his shoulder towards bigger guys. Lennie is smiling at the thought of the dream of financial backing off the fat of the land and Curley uses it as an opportunity to pick a fight. He says, What the hell you laughin at? and punches Lennies vista making his nose bleed. Lennie is depict as being too frightened to defend himself. But under the instruction of George, Lennie grabs Curleys hand and cannot let go, even with George slapping him round the face telling him to. Lennie feels guilty aft erwards and he shows it when he says, I didnt wanta hurt him, and I didnt mean no harm. It is this scene that enables us to see the extent of Lennies strength and how dangerous it can be when combined with such a simple mind. The scene gives us a clue towards the main plot. Without this scene we would not realise what a avowedly accident Curleys wifes death was and the reader would not feel as sorry for Lennie as they do. It would make the ending oftentimes less effective.