English Literature. Of mice and men.
PART (A)
How does the writer use details in this passage to present Candy?
When Reading the book Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck uses detail when meeting a new character in order for the reader to have an imagine in their head about what the character looks like and who the character is (what they do, how they act, power, etc.) In this case we are looking at detail through the language to find out information about the Character of candy.
The use of these quotes would imply that candy would be an old man rather than a younger man and so has been working on the ranch for a very long period of time:
“The old man moved towards the door” and “the old man was reassured” Steinbeck wants us to know that Candy himself is old. It is being pointed out as the blindingly obvious just so we start getting a good image of the character that is Candy.
Because Candy is such an old character and therefore been working on the ranch a long time, This means he would know a lot about the characters of the Ranch and the gossip that comes along with it. We get this information from the fact Candy says “I seen her give Slim the eye. Curley never seen it. An’ I seen her give Carlson the eye.” This proves to us he knows where to be “at the right time” to see all of this happening and to find out the gossip that is happening throughout the ranch. Let’s remember, the fact he’s old and has been working the ranch most of this time would imply that he knows it like the back of his hand and would know the quickest ways around.
We can also tell that from this Candy is presented as not having a high opinion / disapproves of Curley’s wife as he says “Well, I think Curley’s married … a Tart.” Also the way he speaks about her newly wed to her husband and then giving people “the eye” means he is easily in dislike of her and therefore, he can easily tell people bad things about her. Candy however knowing the gossip would most likely be right about a character. Still, it’s an easy way to tell he
How does the writer use details in this passage to present Candy?
When Reading the book Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck uses detail when meeting a new character in order for the reader to have an imagine in their head about what the character looks like and who the character is (what they do, how they act, power, etc.) In this case we are looking at detail through the language to find out information about the Character of candy.
The use of these quotes would imply that candy would be an old man rather than a younger man and so has been working on the ranch for a very long period of time:
“The old man moved towards the door” and “the old man was reassured” Steinbeck wants us to know that Candy himself is old. It is being pointed out as the blindingly obvious just so we start getting a good image of the character that is Candy.
Because Candy is such an old character and therefore been working on the ranch a long time, This means he would know a lot about the characters of the Ranch and the gossip that comes along with it. We get this information from the fact Candy says “I seen her give Slim the eye. Curley never seen it. An’ I seen her give Carlson the eye.” This proves to us he knows where to be “at the right time” to see all of this happening and to find out the gossip that is happening throughout the ranch. Let’s remember, the fact he’s old and has been working the ranch most of this time would imply that he knows it like the back of his hand and would know the quickest ways around.
We can also tell that from this Candy is presented as not having a high opinion / disapproves of Curley’s wife as he says “Well, I think Curley’s married … a Tart.” Also the way he speaks about her newly wed to her husband and then giving people “the eye” means he is easily in dislike of her and therefore, he can easily tell people bad things about her. Candy however knowing the gossip would most likely be right about a character. Still, it’s an easy way to tell he