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mjjxena
mjjxena

What is the name of Candy's dog in "Of Mice and Men"?

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Posted by mjjxena on Tuesday December 2, 2008 at 5:03 AM and tagged with candys dog, curleys wife, of mice and men, theme.

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  1. ms-mcgregor Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    Candy's dog does not have a name. This is significant for two reasons. First, he is thought of as a possession and he is not thought of as important enough to have a name. Secondly, the dog can be compared to Curley's wife, who does not have a name, either. Neither is thought of as important enough to have a an identity of their own and both are known by their "master's" name. in addition, Candy's dog and Curley's wife are thought of as bothersome nuisances. The parallel can be seen especially in the way the men treat Curley's wife. Whenever the dog is around, the men want his somewhere else because he smells. Whenever Curley's wife is around, she is told to go somewhere else. Neither gets much respect from the men.

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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Tuesday December 2, 2008 at 8:51 AM

  2. nandcishot123
    nandcishot123 Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    he's doesn't have a name for two reasons one is because he is not special enough to have one and another.The other reason i have no idea sorry guys

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    Posted by nandcishot123 on Tuesday October 6, 2009 at 10:57 AM

  3. brennac004
    brennac004 Student
    High School - 10th Grade

    it dose not say the dog's name in the book it just calls him Candy's dog for his entire appearance in the book

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    Posted by brennac004 on Wednesday November 25, 2009 at 10:43 AM