Significance Of Chapter 3 In Of Mice And Men

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Discuss the significance of the events of Chapter 3 in relation to the development of the character of Candy. Candy is a simple, old, ‘swamper’ who lives on the ranch, he doesn’t work anymore because of his disability and because of his age, and although he may not seem like it, Candy is one of the most important characters in this novella, he is the main source of gossip on the ranch, and through his speech, we are given information on the other characters featured. Throughout the novella we find out more about this gentle, old character, chapter 3 is of most significance though, as this is where he is featured the most. In this essay I shall talk about him, his dog, his future, and most importantly, how he develops as a character in chapter 3 of the novella. Candy isn’t a typical 1930’s ranch worker, most ranch workers at the time would be selfish and egocentric, as they would have such a hard life travelling place to place, working from dawn until dusk for very little pay. In fact Candy didn’t even work on the ranch at all, at one point I believe he was a shepherd, but that all ended when he lost his lower right arm in an accident. He since then has become a permanent resident on …show more content…
Although, he was similar to many of the ranch workers as like them, he too was hopeless, he had no dreams for the future as he believed that he discovered that he’d never make enough money to be able to stop working and live his American Dream, so he gave up his dreams and lived his life without it having a meaning. Another way in which he is alike to the ranch workers is that he had to live in the filthy, dilapidated bunkhouses, which would have been riddled with insects, lice, dust and rodents. The living conditions on ranches at the time would have been terrible, and many workers would have caught infections and disease from their

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