Is killing ever justified? When is the right situation for it to be justified? These are questions involving George’s situation with Lenne at the end of the book Of Mice and Men. After reading the book, some people say that what George did was wrong, however George was doing what was best for Lennie. George should not be punished for killing Lennie because he only did it to protect Lennie from suffering, he knew Lennie would always be hard to care for, and he knew the dream was not capable of coming true.
To start it off, George only killed Lennie so he was not capable of suffering. In the book, Curley is looking for Lennie and says, “I’m gonna get him. I’m going for my shotgun. I’ll kill the big son-of-a-b*tch myself. I’ll shoo’im in the guts” (Steinbeck 96). This proves since Curley was furious with Lennie, he was going to shoot him to make him suffer. After George heard that, he knew what he needed to do. He needed to get rid of Lennie before Curley got to him and made even more damage.
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In the story, “You crazy son-of-a-b*tch. You keep me in hot water all the time”(Steinbeck 11). Lennie was very difficult to care for, and after a while George got tired of being his babysitter. George thinks he’s better off without Lennie. If George continued to take care of Lennie, he would only be a struggle to keep going on in