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asashely
asashely
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High School - 11th Grade

What is Candy's role in buying the land?

Its found in Chapter 3

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Posted by asashely on Sunday October 21, 2007 at 11:06 AM and tagged with candy, of mice and men.

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  1. renelane Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

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    Candy wants to be a part of their dream. He wants to be a partner, and will give them 350.00 of the 600.00 that they need to buy it. They all agree.

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    Posted by renelane on Sunday October 21, 2007 at 11:19 AM


  2. allyson Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

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    Because Candy has money saved up (he received money when he lost his hand), it makes the dream of the farm seem possible to George. Between George and Lennie, they never have more than $50 at any given time, so George never really believed that they would have enough money to buy land, but when Candy says that he will give them his money, George begins to believe they could actually do it.

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    Posted by allyson on Sunday October 21, 2007 at 11:51 AM


  3. jamie-wheeler Teacher
    College - Sophomore

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    In addition to the others answers, I would add that Candy's willingness to "buy into" the dream makes it all the more sad and desperate.  Candy hopes that the money will buy him the one thing he never has truly possessed:  acceptance.  George and Lennie already have this priceless commodity in each other.  Man, Steinbeck continually notes throughout his work, is a group animal.  To be excluded from the group (the phalanx) is certain death. 

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    Posted by jamie-wheeler on Sunday October 21, 2007 at 1:57 PM