People have to make choices in choosing between the wrong decision and the right. What would someone had to make a choice which included killing your only friend? The book written by John Steinbeck , “Of Mice and Men” is about two men named George and Lennie. Their dream was to build a farm, but Lennie kept getting into trouble. George had to decide what he wanted to do. George did the right thing because if he didn’t Lennie could have been caught and tortured and put in an insane asylum, George could have been killed because he was protecting Lennie, and Lennie died peacefully instead of suffering. Some may claim that George did not do the right thing because killing somebody that is mentally ill or someone at all is wrong. However, George did do the right thing because people thought Lennie was crazy …show more content…
On page 92 it says, “ But Curley’s gonna want to shoot ‘im. Curley’s still mad about his hand. An’ s’pose they lock him up an’ strap him down and put him in a cage. That ain’t no good, George.” This quote shows that George did the right thing because if he didn’t Lennie could have gotten locked up or in a cage. Second, George did the right thing because he could have been killed for protecting Lenni and hiding that Lennie was mentally ill. On page 93 it states, “You George! You stick with us so we don’t think you had nothin’ to do with this.” This quote proves that the other people at the ranch didn’t think that George had anything to do or know that Lennie killed Curley's wife. Finally, If Lennie was shot by Curley he would have suffered instead he dieing peacefully. On page 93, “ All right, you guys,” he said. “ The nigger’s got a shotgun. You take it, Carlson. When you see ‘um, don’t give ‘im no chance. Shoot for his guts. That’ll double ‘im over.” This quote shows that Curely wanted to shoot Lennie in the guts to see him die in
It sounds weird, but if he was put in a mental institution Lennie would probably wish he was dead. At the time of this book mental institutes were horrible places where people would be abused and treated like animals. Also if George didn’t get there before Curley would have shot Lennie in the stomach. If Lennie got shot in the stomach that would cause a lot of pain and Lennie getting shot in the back of the head he didn’t feel anything. It was for the best when George shot Lennie.
George did the right thing by killing Lennie for multiple reasons. First off, if George did not kill Lennie, he would have suffered a much worse fate with the mob. He did the right thing by putting him out of his misery in the best way. The mob would have tortured him but George provided an instant and almost painless death
He didn’t want to do that to Lennie but he did to make some things better. One reason George should be justified is because he never killed George out of hate, just after this time Lennie now killing Curleys wife although it was accident
Imagine someone having to kill his best friend, but only to save his life. George Milton and Lennie Small, two characters in Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, are two migrant workers who happened to be the best of friends and created a brotherhood between each other during the Great Depression. George is a small, but lean and strong man, while Lennie is an extremely tall person with sloping shoulders and has an almost featureless face, and has a quite severe mental disorder that prevents him from remembering many things. The story takes place in the 1930s, while the infamous Great Depression took place, so George and Lennie were constantly on the move and meeting many different people along the way. At the conclusion of their friendship,
One reason George should not have killed Lennie because everything that happened, was an accident. Lennie did not mean to kill Curley’s wife or the puppy. In the passage, Of mice and men, lennie says “I don’t want ta hurt you” (Steinbeck 91). This piece of evidence from the passage shows that Lennie did not mean to hurt Curley’s wife. Lennie only meant to keep her quiet , not kill her.
George tries to defend Lennie after the rest of the ranch workers find out what he has done to Curley’s wife. He explains that Lennie cannot help getting himself into dreadful situations, but he has never done them on purpose. This quote ultimately proves that
If you had the choice to save your friend from misery by kill them. What would you do? In the story, “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, opposite pair up like George Milton and Lennie Small. Both George and Lennie stick together like brothers through the rough times of the Great Depression.
as obvious from his unintentional killing of Curley's wife that he was unable to live in society without doing wrong. George put an end to Lennie's life so that Curly couldn't shoot him in the stomach andIn John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, George made the right choice to kill Lennie. Lennie was a pleasant and well-meaning man, but he had a mental illness that made him hazardous. Lennie had killed a lady and an animal in the past because he was unable to control his own strength. If George hadn't killed Lennie, he might have unintentionally hurt himself more as well as many people George had to make a really difficult choice.
George had to kill Lennie, unless he wanted Curley to get to Lennie. Lennie was in imminent danger
The quote shows that If George did not have Lennie, maybe he could have a better life more than this because he does not have to take care of Lennie and he can live his life without get in trouble. George had done the right thing. He should kill Lennie because Lennie cannot control his mind because of his mental problem even he did not mean to do the thing that he have done but George might have the better life If he did not have to take care of Lennie and at last if George did not kill Lennie, Curley will shoot Lennie. However Lennie is going to die in someday and It is better choice if Lennie gets killed by George not the other
George made the right decision to kill Lennie because they were best friends and it would hurt George even more if he had to know someone else did it. For example when Carlson killed Candy’s
And then about a year later when Lennie accidentally killed Curley’s wife, the whole farm was after him. George shot him in the temple of his head for a quick and painless death. Lennie had to be killed because he didn’t know his own strength. And he was too dumb to realize what he was doing. Also Curley and Carlson would’ve tortured Lennie and then killed
The main reason George killed Lennie is because Lennie would have killed somebody again. And the evidence is clearly there, the pet mice that he killed, the poor puppy that he accidently hit to hard, and especially Curley’s wife. He almost killed the girl in weed if he had gone any further. The sad thing is is that he doesn't know how strong he really is, nor does he know what he’s done wrong in the first place.
Seen throughout the book, Of Mice and Men, the character development of the main character, Lennie, was changing to a more violent and uncontrollable human, and foreshadowed his death. Since Lennie killed Curley’s wife he was a fugitive, and anyone who killed him is just. In the novel of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the character George is justified in killing Lennie because of his actions caused by his disabilities allowing for a better life. George’s decision on killing Lennie was the right one.
Another reason is the ranchers would’ve killed him no matter what so this way George ensured it was fast and painless. On the other hand, this was condemned because George had been saying how his life would be so much better without Lennie and this allowed him to be able to live that life. George's decision to kill Lennie was justified because Lennie was going to be killed no matter what. After all of the ranchers find out that Lennie killed Curley’s wife, Curley states that he is going to kill Lennie, "I'm gonna get him.