Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck : How does the killing of candy's dog relate to the killing of Lennie? What were the similarities between them? What was the reason for killing?

The killing of Candy's dog was related to when George killed Lennie in several ways. First of all, both the dog and Lennie were weak, and killed as soon as they became useless to the society. Also, the dog was Candy's friend, and Lennie was George's friend. In both cases, Slim viewed the deaths as mercy killings. The last similarity was that both Candy and George felt lonely after the death of their companions. The …

…selfish reasons. As soon as it became worthless to society, the dog was shot. Lennie, on the other hand, was still needed for George, but society was ready to do even worse harm to Lennie if George was not to kill him. George killed Lennie for mercy, and in doing so he also destroyed himself. Both Candy and George were destroyed after the two deaths. Bibliography: Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Penguin Books: Suffolk. 1994.