How Is Lennie Presented In Of Mice And Men

Upon entering the adventure in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the introduction to George and Lennie is one of the first things that pop up in the book. Lennie’s apparent mental disabilities show that he is not capable of much. At the end of the book George executes Lennie. Carlson and Curley wanted to make Lennie suffer to death. “I’m gonna get him. I’m going for my shotgun. I’ll kill the big son-of-a-bitch myself.” (pg.96, Steinbeck). However, George could not see Lennie getting tortured and killed by other workers on the ranch. This shows that George loves Lennie and cares about him, thus he does not want to see him get killed in a painful way. If Lennie got away with this murder, he would not be able to survive on his own. This would include earning a living and finding a place to live. Furthermore, George’s actions are defensible because of Lennie’s mental state. George did the right thing by shooting Lennie himself because he gave him a peaceful death, Lennie could not survive on his own, and he may hurt other innocent people. To begin with, George gave Lennie a happy death. George told Lennie that he was never mad at him and mentioned their dream one last time. “ No, Lennie. I ain’t mad. I never been mad, an’ I ain’t now.

John Steinbeck did a great job in achieving his message. He was able to explain to the reader how hard, depressing, and lonely life was for men in the 1930s. “ Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They come to a ranch an’ work up a stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they’re poundin’ their tail on some other ranch. They ain’t got nothing to look ahead to.”(pgs. 13-14, Steinbeck). This would connect with George after he murdered Lennie. George has taken care of Lennie and worked with him for a long time. Thus George will miss him and feel lonely without him at his