“Euthanasia is the kindest gift to a dog or cat unwanted and unloved” (Ingrid Newkirk). This quote shows how Lennie, treated like a dog, wasn’t wanted and was going to die in a very harsh and torturous way. George stepped in as a friend to end his misery and running. If Lennie wasn’t killed right there in an assisted suicide, it would’ve been much worse. This death of Lennie was an act of care and Euthanasia, rather than an act of murder. First, this was an assisted suicide because Lennie was going to die anyways. In the book on page 96, Curley says “I’m going for my shotgun. I’ll kill the big son-of-a-bitch myself. I’ll shoot ‘im in the guts.” (Steinbeck, 96) This quote truly shows the hatred for Lennie. All the guys from the …show more content…
On page 97 Slim says “But Curley’s gonna want to shoot ‘im. Curley’s still mad about his hand. An’ s’pose they lock him up an’ strap him down, and put him in a cage.” (Steinbeck, 97) As Slim said, if Lennie was caught by Curley, he’d be killed in a very violent and torturous way. They’d lock him up, test his brain and do all other sorts of terrible things to him. Lennie didn’t know it but it was better for him to die like that, by George, than by Curley or any mental asylum person. Lennie died much more peacefully due to George assisting in the suicide of …show more content…
There is a man who has locked-in syndrome, is paralyzed from the waist down, and to top it all off, can’t speak. He can’t do anything or express himself in any way without hurting himself or others, and he isn’t going to improve or get anywhere. He can’t even express his discomfort, but his family senses his pain and has made the choice for him. This is just like Lennie’s case, because he wasn’t going to get anywhere without hurting himself or others, so George made the decision for him. George put him out of his miserable and painful life in an act of