"...For the rabbits, Lennie shouted. For the rabbits, George repeated. And I get to tend the rabbits. An' you get to tend the rabbits." In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, our beloved character Lennie was unfit for his early death in life. His crime was a mistake, and his conviction was unfair. He just hoped for his chance at tending the rabbits, and his dreams were stopped short. Lennie had no right to be killed even with the issues he caused. Nobody had taught him what to do in life, such as the rights and wrongs. His physically strong appearance with no brains to back it should have been a sign that this brute should learn how to be street smart in life. His actions were never his intentions, including his numerous murders of animals. He just liked to pet things, and he was unable to with his brute strength. “And Lennie said softly to the puppy, "Why do you got …show more content…
“ George said "What you want of a dead mouse, anyways?" "I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along," said Lennie”(Steinbeck Chapter1). Lennie does not understand that the mouse is not just something to pet. He believes the only function of that mouse is for him to pet, so even when that mouse is dead, he believes it is alright because he can still pet it. He really does not understand what it means to die here, which brings us further into the story when he kills Curley's Wife. “He lifted her arm and let it drop. For a moment he seemed bewildered. And then he whispered in fright, "I done a bad thing. I done another bad thing." He pawed up the hay until it partly covered her”(Steinbeck Chapter5). Lennie here just tries to cover it up. Rather than going for some help because he does not realize the significance of her death meaning she is really gone. He also did not want to be chastised by George about it. He believed it would just be another talking to from George rather than realizing the true depth of his