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Essay on the novel of mice and men by john steinbeck
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Literary analysis paper on of mice and men by john steinbeck
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In the book of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck we are arguing whether or not that George killing Lennie was a good idea. I think that George made the right choice when choosing to kill Lennie because Curley would have hurt Lennie worse, Lennie was happy when he died and he would not have been if Curley killed him, and Lennie would have done more bad things if he wasn’t stopped. Curley would have hurt Lennie worse because he was still mad about his hand so Lennie would have been sad and he would have suffered. Curley said “I’ll kill him, I’ll shoot him in the guts. ”(Steinbeck 48)
George did the right thing by killing Lennie because it was the best thing for Lennie and for everyone else. George was trying to shield Lennie from excruciating pain and therefore gave him most painless death possible. If Curley had killed him it would’ve been
You may argue that Lennie had a mind of a child and he didn’t know better, but even two-year olds know better than to harm people. There have been instances where little children have called emergency services because they knew something wrong was happening. For these facts Lennie had no excuse for killing Curley’s wife. Second, Curley would’ve had his way if George had not shot him; Curley had said in
The way that George killed Lennie was a quick and unpainful way. If he had not shot Lennie in the back of the head, things for Lennie would have been much worse. Even Curley says, “When you see ‘um, don’t give ‘im no chance. Shoot for his guts. That’ll double ‘im over” (Steinbeck 97).
Movies that have a dramatic scene are more attractive to watchers. In Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, the final dramatic scene is where George shoots Lennie in the head. George shoots Lennie to save Lennie from Curley. In the book, when George killed Lennie, is a more open area with greener grasses and taller weeds and bushes.
Curley decreed that if Lennie was found to shoot him in the stomach and let his guts spill out. This would make his death long and painful. George couldn’t bear to watch Lennie being tortured by the workers like this so he pulled out Carlson’s Luger and placed a bullet into his head, ending his life in the quickest way possible. All in all, George’s decision to kill Lennie was justified by the fact that George was Lennie’s keeper, there was no possible way to save Lennie, and he didn’t want Lennie’s death to be slow and
The most controversial point in the entire story was the fact that George killed Lennie. “He pulled the trigger.” (page 106) Now the reasons for George doing it are understandable. He knew that if it wasn't him, somebody else would kill Lennie, possibly making him suffer before he died.
This Presentation is about my view on Of Mice and Men. The book is interesting with all the different characters and learning about what they do all day. So I would suggest, read this review and then read the book. I hope you enjoy it. I liked the beginning of the book
Some other people will argue that George should not have shot Lennie. If Curley and the guys ended up not killing Lennie and locked him up, Lennie, not having George for guidance, would be lost. He would not know how to act and he would be treated poorly because other people didn’t understand how Lennie worked. “If we could keep Curley in, we might. But Curley’s gonna want to shoot ‘im. Curley’s still mad about his hand.
In Scarseth's review of "Of Mice and Men," he claims that overall it is a Tragedy but a book worth teaching. To support his claim, he argues about the function of literature, the limitations of Steinbeck's characters, and the purpose of using certain elements from that time period. To start, Steinbeck defends his claim by discussing the function of literature. He writes, literature is "not mere sugar candy," and is not only meant to be vicarious. I agree with him and believe it is important not to sugar coat things and give the exact truth when necessary.
George knew that if Curley got to Lennie first, he would shoot him in the gut so Lennie would feel a lot of pain(97). It was clear that Lennie was going to die, the only question was who would kill him. Due to these reasons, George was clearly justified in killing
At first it is important to say that the novel is more than just a story of two workers, it also deals a lot with friendship, loneliness, big dreams and living as a minority. So the story tells something about the society at this time and how people are prejudiced against f.e. black people. Moreover it fascinated me how these two completely different characters, Lennie and George, stay together and how they support each other in a world full of people who are alone and have no perspective for their future. You are always included in the story in a way, because you feel and suffer with the persons, so you are riveted by the book and you just want to know if their big dream becomes real or if a mistake will destroy their hopes.
Some people might think in the opposite side that George should not killed Lennie because Lennie did not mean to anything. He has done it without knowing how strong of himself. Lennie made many troubles this might be because of his disability, but this is the reason that he deserves to live. He has done many thing that make George get into trouble and It is better if Lennie has to die because of George shoot him not the other. "All the time he coulda had such a good time if it was not for you” (Steinbeck).
George made the right decision in killing Lennie, although it was likely the hardest thing he has ever had to do, he realized that Lennie cannot take care of himself and will continue killing innocent animals/people if left alone, George himself is unfit to care for Lennie, he is not able to supervise him all the time and give him the help he needs. If Lennie was to be set free and do as he said “Well, I could. I could go off in the hills there. Some place I’d find a cave.”
And then about a year later when Lennie accidentally killed Curley’s wife, the whole farm was after him. George shot him in the temple of his head for a quick and painless death. Lennie had to be killed because he didn’t know his own strength. And he was too dumb to realize what he was doing. Also Curley and Carlson would’ve tortured Lennie and then killed
