Have you ever been faced with a tough choice? Of Mice and Men is full of characters that John Steinbeck left to make tough choices. The tough choices start from the beginning, where Lennie and George move, to the end where a surprising ending occurs. George is left with a tough choice to kill Lennie or save the person who was there for him through everything. Although some may say it was okay to kill Lennie, George’s choice to end Lennie’s life is unacceptable because how can you end the person’s life who has been there for you from the beginning to the end.
George's justification for shooting Lennie is to keep him from experiencing the pain that will follow the consequences of his actions. Lennie will be probably be beaten and then killed when he is caught. George also knows that even if they were to escape, it would be
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I also believe that George did the wrong thing because Lennie is his family, and has been with him through it all. George could have told him to go to the caves. The ending in my opinion was sad, for the reason that Lennie never expected George to do something so harsh like that. But I guess George just gave up on Lennie because he was just too tired to always cover up for his wrong doings. I believe that George made the worse of the two decisions. Lennie could have lived longer. Also, George could have ran away and escaped with Lennie. George could go on his own and not have to worry about Lennie and if he is doing something bad. Some might think that George did it as an act of love, but I think that it was the wrong act of love. George could have helped Lennie escape, and live to tend the rabbits, but he didn't; he created murder. Additionally, Lennie didn't know what he was doing when he killed Curley's wife. Lennie is a man with the mind of a child. Lennie doesn't know the power of his own