Of Mice and Men Characters

Q: Who was your favorite character in the book "Of Mice and Men"?

A: After reading “Of Mice and Men”, I have come to know many characters. Although, many of these characters I know on different levels. Therefore, I would have to say my favorite character is Candy.

Candy is really what people would call “a good-ole’ guy”. Candy is very compassionate towards his old aged dog, which I found very endearing. His love toward the old dog was almost sad in a way because it showed that that dog was the only thing Candy had living for. This shows that Candy is very much loving and caring, which initially attracted me toward him.

What I also liked about Candy was that he looked out for George and Lennie. One would think that in those days, it’s every man from himself. Candy went against this theory by immediately warning George and Lennie the dangers of Curley and his wife. This again portrayed Candy’s caring and nice side of him, which generally everyone wants to be friends with. Therefore, I really enjoyed Candy’s character.

Candy was really just the old soul in the book, who just wanted something to live for. Candy’s desperation for the farm made me somewhat upset because just a farm would make him an extremely happy man. Candy was definitely my favorite character in “Of Mice in Men” mainly because of his compassion toward other people.