Why Is Lennie Important In Of Mice And Men

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Of Mice and Men is a book about two men trying to get by during the Great Depression. Lennie and George have known eachother for a long time and have grown to depend on each other. Towards the end things begin to get shaky. George does the right thing by shooting Lennie in the back of his head for many reasons. First, Lennie is a danger to those around him. Second, Lennie depends too much on George for everything. Third, if George does not kill Lennie, Curley will. From the beginning it is easy to see that Lennie causes trouble for George. In the first chapter George and Lennie run away from Weed since Lennie reaches out and grabs a woman’s dress and she starts screaming. They are chased out of town by the police. Lennie also kills a puppy.