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Who is Candy, a character created by John Steinbeck?

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Posted by kellywelly on December 16, 2009 at 11:42 AM and tagged with candy, character analysis, john steinbeck

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Candy is one of the men who live in the ranch house in Soledad in John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men."  Older and disabled, he is referred to as "the old swamper"; he no longer goes out with the...

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Posted by mwestwood on December 16, 2009 at 12:18 PM

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Candy is one of the characters who is portrayed as suffering from a disability in the novel 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck. Two others would be Lennie (learning-challenged) and Crooks (back...

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Posted by coachingcorner on December 16, 2009 at 7:25 PM

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