What kind of a character is Candy?

The book Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck

Exit "families were being further torn asunder, and those left behind knew no more about their own fate than they did of the loved ones moving on." this passage from the text best represents which of the following literary devices used by the author? a. the motif of racial prejudice b. the dramatic irony of the audience knowing more than the characters c. the motif of displacement and separation d. the theme of conflict between those leaving and those being left behind

This is an acadamical question why does juelz get bit by an alligator and why was arthur the only one who in the middle chapter in the book

Why does patton seem undaunted about eating his rodent soup