No one had suspected the ending of the story and some were surprised by the death of Lennie. Some were even shocked by the person who killed Lennie, George. The novel Of Mice and Men has many tragic and heart-breaking events. The worst one had to be at the very end, the death of Lennie Small. The one and only George Milton killed Lennie with a bullet right through the back of his neck. Why would he kill his best friend you may ask? Sometimes, us people have no other choice to make or the choice we do have isn’t a good one. Making decisions is hard and mind boggling to understand, but somehow George knew what was right for the both of their futures and ends. They were best friends and knew exactly what to do when either of them were in trouble. Neither of them showed any type of hatred towards each other. Even if they did, one of them would apologize within a time span of 5 minutes. They were best friends since the beginning and would help one another even if it did cost their whole life or career. Anytime Lennie became lonely he would ask for George. He’d ask George what he was doing, where he was going, and sometimes, if he was ever going to leave him. I think Lennie is smart for asking these questions because it gives you a gut feeling that you know what is going to happen next in the novel and it isn’t good. Somehow, I …show more content…
George felt guilty for bringing Lennie to the ranch and if he hadn’t… Curley’s wife would have probably still be alive. He is responsible for any kind of trouble Lennie gets into. After a while, he notices that Lennie is growing into a bigger problem than he anticipated. George knew he couldn’t handle the stress caused by Lennie so he decided to rid himself of a massive burden. When he killed Lennie with the gun he had some mixed feelings, including pity, sorrow, and some bit of relief. Lennie became a burden because he is always getting into trouble and always needs to be watched at all