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Can anybody tell me the importance of Candy letting Carlson kill his dog. Does it show anything about the two characters or foreshadow anything later on in the novella? I am really confused as to what this means and so any help will be much appreciated, thanks.
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foreshadowing curleys wife and lennies death as it shows the theme of friendship comes to an end (relates to context etc migrant workers are alone)

Candys friend is his dog- dies
Curley and his wife-dies
georges only friend is lennie and he dies, obviously


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Can anybody tell me the importance of Candy letting Carlson kill his dog. Does it show anything about the two characters or foreshadow anything later on in the novella? I am really confused as to what this means and so any help will be much appreciated, thanks.


This website explains it pretty well: https://missthedogatemyhomework.wordpress.com/2013/12/03/the-significance-of-candy-and-his-dog/
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Just had a read, thank you it was very helpful.
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foreshadowing curleys wife and lennies death as it shows the theme of friendship comes to an end (relates to context etc migrant workers are alone)

Candys friend is his dog- dies
Curley and his wife-dies
georges only friend is lennie and he dies, obviously


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Thank you so much it's all came back to me now. I do remember learning this but it has been so long I had forgotton. Thanks for your help.
foreshadows Lennies death.
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Thank you so much it's all came back to me now. I do remember learning this but it has been so long I had forgotton. Thanks for your help.


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