Candy
- Appearance (p20): tall, old, carries broom, no hand
- Swamper, p21
- Quirks: carries broom, has old dog, “rubbed white bristled cheek with his knuckles” (p27)
- Eager and friendly: “tell you what”
- Opinions on everyone: “Nice fella” (Boss) p22, “never did seem right to me” (Curly) p30, “I think
Curly’s married… a tart”
- Gossipy: “glove’s fulla Vaseline”, “see if she aint a tart”, “Smitty says he woulda killed”, “you see
if she aint a tart”, “won’t tell Curly nothing I said?” – p30-32
- Loses dog, only companion: “lay still, staring at the ceiling”
- Regrets not shooting dog himself, p69
- Dog represented his youth, lost him so lost that part of him, truly alone now: “I wish
somebody’d shoot me”
- Desperate for friendship, eager to join in on GnL’s farm: “three-hunderd and fifty bucks I’d put
in”
- No longer careful b/c has plan, snippy with Curley and CW: “said disgustedly” p70, “you aint
wanted here” p89
- Respectful of Crooks’ space p84
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- Appearance (p20): tall, old, carries broom, no hand
- Swamper, p21
- Quirks: carries broom, has old dog, “rubbed white bristled cheek with his knuckles” (p27)
- Eager and friendly: “tell you what”
- Opinions on everyone: “Nice fella” (Boss) p22, “never did seem right to me” (Curly) p30, “I think
Curly’s married… a tart”
- Gossipy: “glove’s fulla Vaseline”, “see if she aint a tart”, “Smitty says he woulda killed”, “you see
if she aint a tart”, “won’t tell Curly nothing I said?” – p30-32
- Loses dog, only companion: “lay still, staring at the ceiling”
- Regrets not shooting dog himself, p69
- Dog represented his youth, lost him so lost that part of him, truly alone now: “I wish
somebody’d shoot me”
- Desperate for friendship, eager to join in on GnL’s farm: “three-hunderd and fifty bucks I’d put
in”
- No longer careful b/c has plan, snippy with Curley and CW: “said disgustedly” p70, “you aint
wanted here” p89
- Respectful of Crooks’ space p84
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