One of the ways Steinbeck leads up to George’s final decision to shoot Lennie is the foreshadowing with Candy and his dog. The quote that I chose reflects Georges situation quite well making this way the most important role in George's decision. “That dog aint no good to himself, I wisht somebody'd shoot me If I got old and this really portrays George's decision because it reflects on Lennie's mental position as if Lennie is mentally crippled. Lennie acts like a kid and if he was alone he would not be able to handle himself as he is dependent on other people. He is no good to himself as he is always getting himself in trouble that George has to back him out of and escape. The shooting of the Old and Cripple is as if Lennie is getting old and the getting in trouble and having to run is getting old too. Lennie is seen as mentally crippled as he acts like a child and cannot remember or think wisley or rationally. This can reflect and old person in a way because usually old people start losing their memory and quickly. The quote may reflect the writer’s attitude in one way because the writer might see that George did the right thing in shooting him because he was no good to anybody and he was only causing accidental harm all the time to other people which is unneeded and is bottlenecking George's plans of capturing The American Dream. The phrase 'ain’t no good to himself' says that the writer's attitude is one of pity, because Lennie cannot do much right and does only wrong accidentally and nobody cares about how
