Curleys Wife Is Not To Blame For Lennie's Death

How not to get away with murder Lennie got killed right after he murder Curley's wife, but what evidence points to Curley's wife being completely innocent for this beloved character's demise? Curley's wife had absolutely no clue that Lennie was dangerous, and did not know him long enough to discern his enigmatic, perilous nature. It is not Curley's wife responsibility for causing Lennie's death when it is Lennie's inability to stay away from trouble, that eventually led to his demise. Many people may argue that it is Curley's wife's fault for seducing Lennie and that Lennie did not know any better due to his mental disability. However, Lennie was completely aware that he should abstain from communicating with Curley's wife. Curley' wife's

She had absolutely no prior knowledge of Lennie's abhorrent past, from getting accused of rape to disgustingly carrying around a dead mouse, just for his own sick enjoyment. If only Curley's wife knew Lennie was problematic from the very beginning, she would surely keep her distance away from him. To add, Curley's wife would of avoid Lennie, due to the fact that she wouldn't have foolishly risked her American Dream. In the quote, " I tell you I ain't used to livin' like this. I coulda made somethin' of myself...maybe I will yet." (Steinbeck 88) clearly depicted Curley's wife's passionate dreams, that she still strongly believe will come true someday. Curley's wife longed for the American dream and it is highly unlikely that she would have gotten into such a mess by associating with Lennie. Although she was aware that Lennie killed a puppy, she did not think he was capable of killing a living, breathing human being. She assumed that Lennie was a bit nuts and completely harmless, but not that he was life-threatening. If Lennie's disruptive background of troublemaking was evident, surely Curley's wife would not have risk eradicating her dreams and kept her distance from

In other words, Curley's wife death did not cause Lennie's demise, due to the fact that Lennie would have got himself killed eventually by being unable avoid conflicts. The fact is, Lennie's fate was fully established from the very start, so his death couldn't have been prevented. Based on the quote," Lennie...if you jus' happen to get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an' hide in the brush."(Steinbeck 15), it is clearly acknowledged that Lennie will absolutely get himself in conflicts, which in effect, will lead to his end. It is highly unreasonable for Curley's wife to be blamed for causing Lennie's death when he brought it upon by not being able to stay away from conflict. Throughout the novella, Lennie managed to severely hurt Curley, murder an innocent puppy, and finally murdering Curley' wife. Lennie simply cannot contain himself and seems to always end up getting into a tangle of mess that comprise of major consequences, in which Lennie must pay. Ultimately, it is not Curley's wife's fault for getting Lennie killed, when it is particularly based on Lennie's incompetence to withstand