Of Mice And Men George And Lennie Friendship

In John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men”, Lennie and George travel together to work. They discuss the trouble they experience with Lennie's touching things he shouldn't and how that forces them to run, hide, and constantly search for work. Throughout the book, Steinbeck gives just a small picture of all the trouble Lennie has caused and how George continues to guide him to get by. A problem with a girl leads us to chapter 1 and 6, and how they share in setting, but George and Lennie's interactions differ. The similarities and differences of chapter 1 and 6 show how Lennie and George's cohesive friendship with a bright future develops into a loving bond that had to end.

At the end of the book, in chapter 6, George is talking to Lennie, and telling him about the ranch one last time. Because of all the damage Lennie has caused, George thinks that he has to kill him: “He reached in his side pocket and brought out Carlson’s Luger; he snapped off the safety’ … ‘And George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it to the back of Lennie’s head. The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger” (105-106). Lennie is killed because of all the harm he has caused to the innocence.

Lennie and George lead a very hard lifestyle, and Lennie would always get them in trouble, so to help Lennie, George shot him. What George did

”George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie’s head. The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger.” (Steinbeck pg. 52)

Fortunately, George hears this and realizes he cannot save Lennie from the consequences so he decides to take his own actions. George shoots Lennie in the back of the head so he dies immediately without suffering, whereas if Curley shot Lennie in the guts, he would slowly bleed to death, which is one of the most unpleasant ways possible. Without a doubt, to spare Lennie from a more excruciating end, George made the right decision to shoot Lennie mercifully so he would not

Additionally, that’s where George tells him to hide but also kills him for his own good. George had to do something to stop Lennie from hurting other people. He didn’t have choice on what to do rather then kill him because of the harm he was doing. Nevertheless, he had a choice on killing himself or letting some other stranger do it for him. “ A shot sounded in the distance.

George does not want Lennie to die, but he knows he will either way, and Curley’s wrath would be a much more agonizing way for him to go than a quick painless shot to the head in a nice location with his best friend. Before leaving to shoot Lennie, George confesses to Candy that Lennie’s optimism about the ranch dream had convinced him that it was possible too. Steinbeck describes, “‘He pulled the trigger… Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand, and he lay without quivering,’” (Steinbeck 106).

This drastic decision was an immense burden on George and complicated his actions. George couldn’t bring himself to shoot Lennie; it was like he was fighting an internal battle: “George raised the gun and his hand shook, and he dropped his hand to the ground again” (Steinbeck 106). This demonstrates that George didn’t shoot Lennie in a brutal or spiteful way. George purposely had Lennie think of peaceful thoughts to put Lennie at ease. He also shoots Lennie in the head instead of somewhere more painful, like his stomach.

Many would asked, “Well, why would he kill his best friend?”. I will tell you why,he did it to protect Lennie. “And George raised the gun and steadied it,and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie’s head. The hand shook violently but, his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger.

And George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie's head. The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger. " George and Lennie had be together for a long time and despite George constantly insulting and complaining about Lennie, he saw him as a friend and brother. George shooting Lennie execution style may seem cruel

George didn’t want Lennie to die a painful death, so he went up, found Lennie, and he shot him in the back of the head when he wasn’t looking. Making Lennie die a painless death. “He pulled the trigger... Lennie...lay without quivering”. This shows that George didn’t want Lennie to die, but if he were to die, he wanted Lennie to not feel pain.

John Steinbeck wrote, “George raised the gun and his hands shook, and he dropped his hand to the ground again.” George’s actions allude to the fact that he doesn’t want to kill Lennie. Lennie is his best friend but he knew it had to be done to put Lennie out of misery. He didn’t want Lennie to keep being punished for things he didn’t understand or mean to do.

He pulled the trigger. The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again. Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand, and he lay without quivering” (106). At first, George hesitated to kill Lennie because of their friendship. However, George realized that Lennie was a mentally challenged individual who would not be able to follow his ethics.

In Soledad California, during the 1920’s we find George and Lennie, the two main characters. Two friends that have a very unique relationship. George is a short man with sharp features and quick wits, where as Lennie is a big man with a round face and is a just like a large child. They are lowly workers that bounce from ranch to ranch looking for work, in search of their unique american dream. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George becomes more understanding and friendly towards Lennie through the beginning, middle and ending of the novella.

Throughout most of our live, we have made friends. Some good and some bad. The same is true in the fictional world. Such as the relationship between George and Lennie in Steinbeck’s book, ”Of Mice and Men.” Both of them had traveled together for most of their life, went through thick and thin, and shared a common dream, despite Lennie annoying George.