In the book of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck we are arguing whether or not that George killing Lennie was a good idea. I think that George made the right choice when choosing to kill Lennie because Curley would have hurt Lennie worse, Lennie was happy when he died and he would not have been if Curley killed him, and Lennie would have done more bad things if he wasn’t stopped. Curley would have hurt Lennie worse because he was still mad about his hand so Lennie would have been sad and he would have suffered. Curley said “I’ll kill him, I’ll shoot him in the guts. ”(Steinbeck 48)
When the men on the farm found out that Lennie killed Curley's wife they set out to find him, along with George. George knows that Curley would not bother to care if Lennie killed his wife unintentionally
In the book “Of Mice and Men” there are two main characters, Lennie and George. Lennie is dumb while George is average intelligence and likes to think ahead. Lennie is so dumb that he gets in these stupid situations, whether it be killing someone by shaking his hand too hard, or touching a dress and the girl calls it rape. Lennie can not live a normal life, he would be unhappy to never get his dream or what he wants. George killing Lennie seemed like the right thing to do.
‘Lennie begged, “Le 's do it now. Le 's get that place now.”’ George concurs, places the Luger on the back of Lennie’s head, and shoots him. One of the most controversial aspects of George Steinbeck 's novel Of Mice and Men, was the death of Lennie by his friend’s hands. Many believe that George murdered him in Lennie’s best interest, yet many others believe that George was being selfish and with his act, removed the burden of Lennie.
“George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie’s head… He pulled the trigger” (Steinbeck 106). George ended up killing Lennie in fear of what was to happen to him in Of Mice and Men by George Steinbeck. George and Lennie are two migrant workers, and best friends, travelling looking for a job. They wind up at a farm where they have to deal with the boss’s son, Curley.
In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie are best friends and are always together, but George kills Lennie. Lennie was touching Curley’s wife’s hair. He did not let go of her and accidentally snapped her neck. Curley and the other workers go after Lennie, but George gets to Lennie first and shoots him. George was wrong in killing Lennie because he did not mean to kill Curley’s wife, and both Lennie and George could have ran away like they did in the beginning of the story.
In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George faces a similar situation when his best friend, Lennie, accidentally murders the wife of another man, Curley. George is forced to make a very hard and serious decision. He must decide between the choice of letting Lennie live and suffer through Curley’s wrath
Lennie Small is a mentally-challenged man who behaves very childish and doesn't comprehend his physical strength. He frequently gets himself into misfortune and counts on George Milton, practically his family member, to get him out of it. After Lennie ran into some trouble in Weed, the two fled to Soledad where there was an employment opportunity on a ranch. In the novel Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck, Lennie encounters more trouble in Soledad and George ended up shooting him to liberate Lennie from his inevitable fate. George’s conduct of murdering Lennie can be seen as both justifiable and unethical.
(Steinbeck 61). When George finds out that Lennie killed Curley’s wife he then knew this would only end in either them running away again, finding a new job and Lennie makes another mistake, or Lennie dying. George then wants to be the one to kill Lennie, he does not want to regret not doing it. When George kills Lennie he does it as a way to say sorry and save
George and Lennie’s future was not determined by their own efforts but was instead determined by society. Society deemed their dreams unrealistic and therefore impossible. Society made Lennie a burden, in turn killing George’s spirit and rendering him a man of loneliness. After George came to know that Lennie killed Curley's wife, both he and Lennie share a heartfelt last moment together that encompasses George’s true acceptance of the matter: “Lennie said, ‘I thought you was mad at me,
George had to kill him to save everyone even though it was very hard to do. Every man encounters obstacles and things that will hurt them to the point where it eventually could kill them. Lennie killing Curley’s wife implies that every man faces challenges and you have to push through and live your best
In John Steinbeck´s Of Mice and Men, the ideas of companionship and friendship are addressed greatly. George and Lennie are companions who have traveled alongside each other for a long time. They have to keep moving because Lennie causes trouble, and essentially strains their relationship. Although they have issues, they have a deep connection which benefits each of them. Steinbeck´s Of Mice and Men uses motifs and characterization to show that companionship is beneficial to individuals.
The Loneliness Of Others In the book “Of Mice And Men” there are many characters lonely. By the characters being lonely it can affect their dream’s in the future. Some characters are lonely because of the way they look or because they’re injured or simply because they have mental problems. Well the three characters that have been chosen to write about are Lennie, Crooks, and Candy.
People Affected by Loneliness Loneliness can make anyone affected by it very depressing and sad to see. It is seen in Of Mice and Men in many characters that are prominent in the story. The main ones are Crooks (the black stable hand), Candy (the old worker with his old dog), and Curley’s wife (who is ignored so that they do not get into trouble). Each of these characters have had lasting events that led them here.
A true friendship is something that everyone wants to have but not everyone can have it. in the novella Of Mice and Men the author shows the true meaning of friendship and these 2 best friends Lennie and George shows that they have Friendship and they love each other,care for each other and always have their backs i give some really great evidence and try to show you the relationship these guys had. Through the book George one of the two main characters he shows how he cares and takes care of his good friend the other important character Lennie,who was a mental disability but he still loves him but he does show some tough love. In the book George has been shown numerous times that he takes care of Lennie but the first quote It 's because Lennie was in trouble he was about to die,but his friend does something really beautiful “Couldn 't we just lock him up the poor bastards nuts{steinbeck 87}”In this quote he 's trying to convince the guys who were about to kill him by saying he didn 't know what he was doing,This quote means that he really cares for his friend and he 's trying to save him.
