Blog #3 Prompt #1

In the third part George kind of defends Lennie and then starts to talk proudly about everything that the can do when is talking to Slim. Later in the part when Carlson wants to get rid of the old dog, Candy steps up for his dog and says, "'I had him so long. Had him since he was a pup. I herded sheep with him' He said proudly, 'You wouldn't think it to look at him now, but he was the best damn sheep dog I ever seen'". The similarities between what Candy is proud of and what George is proud of is that neither of them can support themselves. The dog is dependent on Candy just like how Lennie is dependent upon George.