Should Geroge Have Killed Lennie

Even if George hadn’t killed Lennie, Curley would of killed Lennie himself, and Curley would of torture Lennie before killing him. Curley had always hated Lennie and he wouldn’t of hesitated to kill him. His anger had excited the other men, making them want to kill Lennie too, “Curley carried a shotgun in his good hand… Whit said excitedly “I ain’t got a gun”(97). They even sent the dogs after him. If George hadn’t shot Lennie, he would of been torn apart by ferocious dogs; it would of been really painful for Lennie. If the dogs didn’t rip him apart, Curley would of done it himself. George knew that and that’s why he shot Lennie himself. He wanted Lennie to have a peaceful death. He made Lennie comfortable and happy, then he slowly raised his gun and shot him, Lennie didn’t even feel a thing. What George did to Lennie was best for him; he

Lennie would never be able to survive without George, Lennie would be miserable alone and scared.Lennie would have been tortured by Curley if George had not killed Lennie.Before George killed Lennie says "I remember the rabbits,George”.George and Lennie would not been able to get away since last time they had a head start . Lennie would suffer regardless with George even if he came to see him in prison.Lennie has no way out in this so George did the right thing by putting Lennie out of his misery by killing him.Curley would not just kill Lennie he would have made him suffer by torturing him because Lennie had humiliated Curly twice.

Some people think that George did not do the right thing by killing Lennie because there were alternative options for shooting him. But, if George and Lennie decided to run away, they would be running their whole life, and if George decided to turn Lennie in, he

George made the right decision killing Lennie because the people that were looking for him and were going to slowly kill him and inflict as much pain as they possibly could. They were upset that he killed curley's wife so they were out to get him. George would of been doing him justice by just putting him out right then and there. He did the right thing because he just put him out without Lennie even knowing he was going to die. With George going ahead and killing him showed that he didn't want the guys hunting Lennie to hurt him and torture him. There was Really nothing he could have done to help Lennie so by just by killing he right there saved him a lot of pain he would of gone through if he had not done what he had

George and Lennie were best friends for a long time—more like brothers. Lennie isn’t the brightest bulb in the box, so George couldn’t really get mad at him when he accidentally killed Curley’s wife, due to the soft feel of her hair—which he truly adored too much that he killed her by accident. “…’I ain’t mad. I never been mad, an’ I ain’t now. That’s a thing I want ya to know’”(101). The two had planned a future together—a future in their own dream ranch. A ranch where no trouble they’d cross or cross them. Right before George put him out from the back of the head with the Luger, he made Lennie think of their future home—their ranch and the rabbits Lennie would tend. “’You…an’ me. Ever’body gonna be nice to you. Ain’t gonna be no more trouble. Nobody gonna hurt nobody nor steal from ‘em’”(101). This shows you how much George cares for Lennie, no matter how big the crime is. He’d always be there to help Lennie get right back up to his feet, make him forget all his worries, and move on like nothing happened. I hereby state that I strongly believe George was the right person to kill Lennie, therefore made the right decision to, rather than to let him suffer in the hands of Curley.

If lennie would of ran off into the woods he would have died of starvation or even worse. Letting lennie off would have been in a bad spot either way, so by ending lennie’s life it took a load off of george and the crew. George took lennie's life quick and painlessly and it was almost tit for tat if you look at it, Curley’s wife for lennie's life makes it justifiable. He basically Puts lennie in a better place so lennie and george wouldn't have to run away any more and cause trouble. If he wouldn't

The reason why it was better for George to have shot Lennie instead of Curley was that George got to give Lennie a happy last memory with both of them just talking about the ranch and tending the rabbits. George and Lennie were best friends and practically family, so why

George didn’t intend to help Lennie escape. This is proved conclusively by the fact that he stole Carlson’s Luger from under his bunk at the ranch. He intended to kill Lennie as painlessly as possible, just as he had seen Carlson kill Candy's dog with a single

George made the right decision by killing Lennie as Lennie could not escape or run anywhere after Curley found out that Lennie killed his wife. Curley wanted to kill Lennie after he saw that his wife died. “ I’m gonna get him. I’m going for my shotgun. I’ll kill the big son-of-a-bitch myself. I’ll shoot ‘i'm in the guts.” Killing Lennie painlessly was better than Lenny dying slowly and painfully. George killed Lennie because he would not be able to watch Lennie get killed by Curley.

Lennie was doing it on accident because Lennie stated in the book that Lennie wanted her to stop screaming by saying “Oh! Please don’t do none of that? George gonna say that I done a bad thing I won’t get to tend the rabbits”(Steinbeck 91). This shows that Lennie did not want to cause any harm to Curley's wife Lennie just did not want to get in trouble so Lennie tried to keep her quiet. This shows that George should not be punished for killing Lennie because Lennie did it on

Lennie had a long history of getting in trouble, getting fired and making George very mad. Also George would end up getting blamed for a lot of things and If he stuck with Lennie bad things would come into play. So if George still had to take care of Lennie after he killed Curley's wife then they would both probably end up getting tortured by Curly back at the farm. This is the second reason why George should have killed

The first reason that George made the right decision to shoot Lennie is because Lennie would’ve been a danger to everyone else around him. If Lennie killed Curley’s wife, he could be capable

The characterization of Lennie shows that he is very innocent to a point and that he does not understand that what he is doing is wrong. For example, after killing his puppy, Lennie says to the pup “‘why do you got to get killed?” (85). First of all, it is shown that Lennie may not completely understand the concept of death. He is talking to a dead dog which leads the reader to believe that he can not comprehend the weight of what he has done. Second, he is asking the puppy why it died immediately after killing it. All of this comes together to show that Lennie is unable to grasp or acknowledge his violent behavior, nor can he prevent it. However, after killing Curley’s wife, Lennie words suggest that he is slowly starting to realize what he had done. After he tossed hay over her, he says “‘I done a real bad thing’” (92). Before, he blamed the pup for dying but now he is starting to comprehend what he has done. Unfortunately, his realization comes too late and what is done, is done. Fully knowing what he had done would crush Lennie so by killing him, George was saving him from the agony of regret. Overall, George needed to kill Lennie in order to protect him from the pain that comes from

Imagine watching an innocent man who can not control his actions have his own life taken from him by his best friend in a matter of minutes. In the novel “Of Mice and Men,” John Steinbeck uses dialogue to show that George does not do the right thing by killing Lennie. George and Lennie are two white men living during the Great Depression who are traveling in search of work to support themselves. The men have a dream to own their own farm one day, but because of Lennie’s mental disability the two are constantly nomading to new places for work. At the end of the novel, George is left with the choice to kill his best friend, or allow him to continue to cause harm to himself and others. George decides to murder his best friend, which many will

Even though George and Lennie have strong relations, George was justified in shooting Lennie because Lennie was problematic and forgetful. To start, Lennie killing the puppy and Curley's wife are two out of four bad things we know of, and every time George tries to fix things. In the beginning, still at the river, George comments on how Lennie better not do anything like in weed. George