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How Does George Commit The Murder In Of Mice And Men

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Is it possible to commit a murder accidentally or without any hidden intentions? In the final moments of Of Mice and Men, Lennie was killed in cold blood behind a bush, which was in his eyes, a safe haven. George, supposedly his best friend, pulled the trigger of the gun and ultimately ended his companion’s life. The shot fired wasn’t accidental. Rather, George willingly committed a violent act. Therefore, the murder of Lennie was neither one out of compassion nor friendship, but out of George’s wish to remain on the farm. Throughout the novel, George aggressively hints at the “dream life” he could have obtained if not for Lenny’s interference. At the very beginning of the plot, George, frustrated with Lennie, conveys that he “could get along …show more content…

When George and Lenny temporarily ceased "nomading", they were reluctant to leave the “life stability” of living in one home instead of moving constantly. “We’d jus’ live there… There wouldn’t be no more runnin’ round the country…” (Steinbeck 28). Although Lenny’s dream consisted of simply caring for rabbits, George’s hopes impacted their lives to a large degree. George dreamed of staying at a ranch. The ranch provides consistency and routine, which –in George’s eyes –was a better quality of life than repeatedly running from their past mistakes. He simply wants to stop running because of Lennie’s …show more content…

However, murder is a heavily punished crime that one usually contemplates about before committing. Having known Lennie for many years, George was bound to rethink before firing the gun because, despite his nuisance presence, Lenny was his best friend. Though George struggled to make a decision, his actions before Lennie’s death proves that the murder was a premeditated plan. George stole Carlson’s Luger. Though he may have hesitated to pull the trigger in the final moments, George already thought deeply about the consequences of his decisions. Due to George’s sinful actions, he was able to stay on the ranch without any more incidents that could have been caused by

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In the book Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck, I believe that George did make the right decision to shoot Lennie, because of the relationship that they had. Previously learning from the experience Candy had when he let someone else shoot his dog, George knew that shooting Lennie was his job to do. In chapter three Candy says "I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn 't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog." , (John Steinbeck, 1973, p.58), this really impacted Georges decision on giving someone else the ability to shoot him.

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Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, we are here for the trial of George Milton. George Milton is on trial for first degree murder of Lennie Small. Lennie Small was a strong young man that seemed to have trouble with memorizing and comprehending. George Milton shot Lennie Small. Lennie Small had murdered a co-workers wife, by breaking her neck.

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Tapanga Borkosky Mrs. Tardibuono Lit 10, 5b/c Sept. 20, 2016 Of Mice and Men In 1937, John Steinbeck wrote a book called Of Mice and Men. The book was about two friends, Lennie Small and George Milton. George and Lennie traveled with each other to different places in California. Lennie relies on George for almost everything, and George slowly get sick of it.

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He owed it to Lennie to have him do it. George has just done something that he wished would never had happened. George had to face that he was not going to be able to complete his dream with Lennie, after all of the trouble he got himself

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George killing Lennie is “Mercy Killing”. George had to kill Lennie or else he would have killed more people without even thinking. George did not want to do this and did it as peacefully as possible but he felt he had to do this action. Although George loved Lennie, it was hard for him to keep taking care of him. When they went to new farms to work George would have to keep his eye on Lennie at all times and he was scared to leave him alone while he went in town because he did not know what he would do and if Lennie would them both fired or even killed.

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Lennie had no idea this was going to happen and he was enjoying George’s company leading up to his death. George planned this murder full of malice and committed it with another crime. First-degree murder is often committed with another crime or felony. The ranch workers came into the barn and found Curley’s wife laying dead on the ground. Lennie was suspected of killing Curley’s wife since he was missing from the scene.

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We can make the situation end differently, but George being his friend and knowing the conditions that Lennie is in I think it was a way of ending the story. George didn 't want Lennie to suffer .So he decided to just shoot him. They could 've just let him go to jail but he would suffer. He could either die in jail by other inmates, get executed if he resisted.

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The American dream is something that we all strive for in one way or another. Whether it’s being equal to the people around you, or having freedom to be successful in whatever you want in life. But for the characters in Of Mice and Men it is the dream of owning land and being independent from everyone else. But the American Dream is not something that is given to you, it includes work ethic, knowing that the dream may be impossible and the sacrifice that may have to be made. These are all things that George and Lennie and other characters in the book have to do to eventually reach the American dream.

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In a legal standpoint George Milton would be guilty of the murder of Lennie Small. George Milton is guilty for what Lennie Small went through, George Milton verbally and mentally bullied Lennie Small throughout the book Of Mice and Men and George Milton shot Lennie Small in the back of the head with a lugger which was stolen. Which brings me to my first point on how George Milton is guilty of verbally and mentally bullying Lennie Small. The reasoning behind my accusation, Is George Milton always would tell Lennie Small how dumb and retarded Lennie Small was. Quoting out of the book Of Mice and Men Chapter 3 ; pg.

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Have you ever wondered what people with autism’s thoughts are ? Do you believe he should’ve been killed? In the book Of Mice and Men by George Steinbeck, Lennie would not make it by himself and he would have had no supervision; therefore George made the right decision. It was right to kill Lennie because he would have been miserable and not known what to do without George by his side. George and Lennie were always arguing, but that is how their relationships was.

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Loneliness can overcome companionship Is it better to love than not be loved at all? It is better to experience love because if you don't then you will be lonely. You may not feel the pain that comes with the price of love, you could also not experience the joy that love provides. The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Introduces the effects of isolation through its characters. Steinbeck depicts the essential loneliness of ranch life in California and their desire for companionship.

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George is forceful and often shows abrasive tendencies when it came to keeping Lennie in line with what he wanted. On the day the main crime took place George already knew where to find Lennie because he had given Lennie instructions on where to go if he got into anymore trouble at their new job. Who is to say whether George knew that Lennie would mess up eventually and he would have his perfect opportunity to get rid of Lennie and live out his “lone wolf fantasy”. We know that when the other workers arrived in the brush Lennie Smalls was already murdered, killed by George Milton using a gun that belonged to one of his fellow workers, Carlson. He had lied and said that Lennie had stolen and armed himself with the gun when we know this not to be true.

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Dreams are just conceptions of our mind for longing for more out of our selves. The problem of trying to process or make these dreams happen is the fact that we feel that these dreams will become burden upon not just our body, but our mind as well. For many this may be true, but in the case of George Smalls, this is not the case. George’s Dream or main goal is to be able to care of Lennie. This one dream has influenced most of his choices and has actual become a part of him.

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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

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In the novella, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, George’s decision to kill Lennie at the end of the novel was justified. George and Lennie were best friends, and have been since they were little. They got ran out of Weed(the old farm they used to work at) for harassing a girl and not letting her go. He was just scared from her screaming and kicking. He didn’t mean to harm, or scare her.

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