Examples Of Lennie Killing In Of Mice And Men

George and Lennie were best friends for a long time, more like brothers. Lennie is about as bright as a 2 watt bulb, so George couldn’t really get mad at him when he accidently killed Curley’s wife while feeling the softness of her hair. “…’I ain’t mad. I never been mad, an’ I ain’t now. That’s a thing I want ya to know’”. The two had planned a future together—a future in their own dream ranch, a ranch where no trouble would ever bother them. “’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’”. Then after he tells him about the rabbits that Lennie is so fond of, he shoots him in the back of the head where he knows it will not hurt him, and Lennie will not know what hit him. This is the peaceful alternative to what Curley had in store for him. Curley's exact words were "shoot the bastard right in the guts." George's euthanizing of Lennie makes the mentally incompetent Lennie die with dignity. Had Curley gotten to Lennie first, Lennie would have suffered. This shows you how much George cares for Lennie, no matter what he does or the crimes he commits. 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 strongly believe George was the right person to kill Lennie, and made the right decision in doing so, rather than to let him suffer in the hands of Curley.

George was justified in his decision to shoot Lennie because he was dangerous to the people around him. For example, in chapter one they were running from a mob of people because Lennie did something to a girl at the other place. Lennie also killed Curley’s wife on page 91. ‘’And then she was still for Lennie had broken her neck”. (Pg.91) In that sentence the reader finds out Lennie broke Curley’s wife’s neck. Throughout the book Lennie does more and more to show he is dangerous to the people around him.

After Lennie has inadvertently murdered Curley’s wife, Curley’s lynch mob go out in search of Lennie. George’s decision is almost inevitable to spare Lennie’s life, rather than let Curley and his gang destroy the bit of life Lennie has.

If there were more written to Of Mice and Men, the characters would change due to the impact Lennie's death caused. When Carlson says, “Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin’ them two guys” (Steinbeck 107), he is referring to George and Slim. This implicates that George and Slim are torn over Lennie’s death. George would most likely get PTSD from having to shoot Lennie. Also, George will most likely obtain other mental illnesses from the experience such as depression or an anxiety disorder. He will later live his life the way he told Lennie he would when he would be “giving him hell” after Lennie did a bad thing. Candy may possibly also get depression, not just on account of Lennie’s death, but also because George decides that they can not

Any good person does not want to watch a friend to be hurt, and George is no exception. George is most worried for Lennie when Curley says ‘“i’m gonna shoot the guts outta that big dumb bastard myself, even if i only got one hand.”’ (steinbeck 48). this is when Curley, Slim and Carlson are getting together to find Lennie and hurt him and kill him. George thought

Even though George looked out for Lennie, George was justified to shoot Lennie because Lennie hurt others and made things hard for George. To start, George made the right decision because of Lennie’s likelihood to hurt his surroundings. After Lennie sits in the barn for a while the narrator tells us what happened to the puppy. The narrator says “‘And Lennie said softly to the puppy “Why do you got to get killed? You ain't so little as mice.

And what George did was a Name 2 act of justice. But George went to Lennie with no intention of bringing justice to Curley’s wife. He went to his best friend to put him out of his misery. Furthermore, when George shot Lennie, he was putting him down peacefully with little to no pain and suffering. He knew that if he hadn’t shot him in the head, Curley was going to shoot him in the guts.

As the shot gun sounded all you heard was the dead silence of Lennie falling to the ground and rolling by the rivers edge. The terror arose for the other men when they heard the gunshot assuming the worst, that George was the one shot. All the men thought it was time for Lennie to die, They never put into consideration how nice of a man Lennie was he just had a little mental disability. After reading the book you might have a different opinion if you thought Lennie should have been shot by George, but they were practically brothers they have been together since they were youngins. In this case I do not think George was justified in killing Lennie because he didn't mean for harm to got towards Curley’s wife, he had a mental disability and,

"He had brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie's head". (Steinback 106) Curley wanted to kill Lennie himself, and make it hurt as much as possible. As Lennie saw it, he had no other option then to kill Lennie. Wanting to make it hurt as least as possible. George put the gun right up too Lennie's head, which would make him die instantly and not have to suffer in pain. Compared to the way Curley wanted to kill Lennie, by shooting him in the gut so he would stay alive, while suffering and bleeding out. Without a doubt this quote demonstrates how George felt obligated to kill Lennie in the least hurtful way possible. Also, after shooting Lennie George's body language after he had killed Lennie told the reader he did not want to kill Lennie to make him suffer. After George killed Lennie the author states "George shivered and looked at the gun, and then he threw it from him". (Steinbeck 106) Meaning only one thing, George really kept having second thoughts on killing Lennie. As he began too think about it and realized Lennie is going to suffer far less if he would shoot him at that moment. Because Curley would have hurt him horribly, and George would have to witness these fatal events taking place right in front of his eyes. George may have regretted killing Lennie, however deep down he knows he did the right things by flowing his obligation of not

It was difficult to accept which is why they ran away so many times but George realized that they couldn’t always run away from their problems and that they can’t just got from job to job every time Lennie makes a mistake. Also Curley was still upset about Lennie breaking his hand so he wanted Lennie to die and he was going to make sure that he suffered so this was the only way that Lennie could go in a peaceful way. “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.” George also knew that Lennie was only going to become more dangerous to those around him and knew that if he went somewhere else he would hurt someone else and he didn’t want that to

After Lennie killed Curley’s wife, Curley and a mob went after Lennie to “shoot him in the guts,”(Steinbeck) which would have been a excruciating and slow death. George also realizes Lennie would be lonely in jail and without a friend where they would “strap him down and put him in a cage.” (Steinbeck) By mercifully killing his friend, George shows that his decision to give

She started to scream for help which made Lennie upset, “Lennie was in a panic. His face was contorted. She screamed and Lennie’s other hand closed over her mouth and nose. ‘Please don’t!’ he begged. ‘Oh please don’t do that. George’ll be mad,’” Lennie spoke frantically. (Steinbeck 91) Lennie had realized he did a bad thing when he lifted up Curley’s wife’s arm, let go, and it just dropped. Lennie decided his best choice was going to be to sneak away to the spot by the river where, in the beginning of the story, George told him to go to if he had done something really bad. After Candy walked into the barn to check on Lennie and found Curley’s wife dead, he told George then the guys. All of the guys got on horses, besides George, and took off to find Lennie. When he couldn’t see the guys anymore, George went to the river and found Lennie. When George found Lennie, he had to make the difficult decision to shoot Lennie. With Lennie being dangerous, even unintentionally, it was best for him to be shot, especially by George. If

The more someone is picked on, the more they tend to breakdown. This is what happens in ‘‘OF Mice and Men’’ to Lennie even though it is an accident. Lennie is kind of misunderstood. People laugh at him and some people mistreat him, taking advantage of his kind heart. But he still had his own problems, like when he continuously did things George told him not to, even though George was just trying to protect him.

1. There can be many different opinions on whether George made the right choice or not. We can infer that is George didn’t kill Lennie than Curley would have, and that certainly makes you think about this situation more. Near the ending of the book when they are down by the river you can really sense the despair in George’s voice. When george says “No, Lennie. I ain’t mad. I never been mad, an’ I ain't now. That’s a thing I want you to know” (Steinbeck-117). To me George is trying to tell Lennie how much he cares for him even though he has been a hassle. He wants Lennie to know that he is not mad at him.

Throughout the story, George is constantly protecting Lennie from any harm. However, when Lennie murders Curley’s wife, George has no other option but to take Lennie’s life himself to protect him from the other vengeful men. In the novel, Curley’s face reddens and he says, “I’m gonna shoot the guts outa that big [man] myself, even if I only got one hand. I’m gonna get ‘im” (Steinbeck 484). Curley’s fierce statement proves that he plans to kill Lennie, and that he’s not going to take it easy on him. The reader can infer that the men may even decide to beat Lennie, make him spend life in prison, and even receive the death penalty. George knows that Lennie would lose his mind and be frightened if that were to happen. An online chart also provides information on California murder laws in the 1930’s. It states that any person convicted of murder during this time period was sentenced to hanging (Death Penalty USA). The information shows that Lennie could be hung if the men want to send him to jail. George’s decision to shoot Lennie defends him from unbearable consequences and suffering that the unforgiving ranchers demand