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adamp0809
adamp0809
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High School - 10th Grade

In Of Mice and Men, what is 'Old Susy's Place' and what does purpose does it serve in the novel?

 

Also, how does Candy react to the gunshot and Carlson cleaning his gun?

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Posted by adamp0809 on Saturday February 7, 2009 at 10:46 AM and tagged with candy, carlson, characters, of mice and men, old susys place, plot, setting.

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

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    Susy's Place is one of the reasons most of the men do not have a lot of money saved. It is a house of prostitution where the men go every payday to drink and carouse. They usually end of spending most of their money there instead of saving it. George has gone into the town with the rest of the men and probably spent most of his money when Lennie talks to Crooks about their dream of a farm. Since Candy hasn't gone to Susy's either, and hasn't wasted his money on other things, he still has the $500 he received when his hand was cut off. This makes the dream of George and Lennie's farm seem closer to reality. That's why George says he and Lennie will start saving their money, too ( No more trips to Susy's).

    After Carlson shoots Candy's dog, Candy reacts by saying he should have killed the dog himself, not let a stranger do it. This foreshadows an event later in the novel.

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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Saturday February 7, 2009 at 11:07 AM