Who Is Responsible For Lennie's Death

As the defence lawyer for George Milton, I argue that my client should not be convicted for the murder of Lennie Small based on the structure of his relationship with Lennie and his pure intentions.

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

In the story Of Mice and Men, George killed Lennie. I think George should have killed Lennie. When Lennie was in the barn petting his puppy Curley’s wife came in and talked to him about soft things and let him touch her hair . When she thought he touched it enough she tugged her head back and Lennie grabbed onto her and shook her until her neck broke.

Kaytlynn Hubler Mrs.Rogowski 29, November In the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Lennie should have been killed because he murdered a woman, if they would have escaped he most likely would of done it again, and he doesn’t learn from his mistakes. Lennie murdered Curley’s wife he should be punished without rotting in jail. “I don’t want to hurt you, but George will be mad if you yell?”(John Steinbeck 91). This quotes shows Lennie killed Curley’s wife and that he shouldn’t rot in jail because he didn’t want to hurt her

First, Curley would have hunted him down and shot him for breaking his hand. Curley did not care about his wife, he just wanted revenge. For example, when all the ranch men found Curley’s wife in the barn, Slim was the person that checked for vitals on his wife. “ Then Slim went quietly over to her, and he felt her wrist.”(Steinbeck 96). Other parts of the book showed that Slim was really the leader of the ranch, but this scene is where the book told the readers, that Slim was going to be the one to step in front if something bad was to happen at the ranch. Also, In the ending part of the book, Curley shows the audience his real colors. Therefore, the audience can conclude that Curley is a selfish character and only thinks about

Is killing someone right or wrong? In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck readers are conflicted with this question all around the world. George killed Lennie after Lennie accidentally killed Curley’s wife.George and Lennie had known eachother for a long time they even traveled together. George helped Lennie out of multiple situations and killing him was the best way he could think of in the instance of Lennie killing Curley’s wife.Even though Lennie and George were friends, George was justified in killing Lennie because Lennie was undisciplined and unsafe.

In John Steinbeck’s work, Of Mice and Men, Lennie is compared to an animal multiple times which degrades from his sense of humanity and leads to a greater gap between George and himself causing Lennie to become almost nothing to the reader, and to the other characters in the story as well. While George has sharp figures and is precisely described, Lennie is shown as more animalistic, and not really given a lot of traits and characteristics. Also, the other people in the ranch/farm approach Lennie with fear and caution.

Although Lennie has the mental capacity of a child, he is innocent to doing anything wrong to George. George just seen him as a potential threat.

Lennie small is a large strong, and un intelligent man. He rarely thinks for himself and can’t hold his own. He does not understand Who you can laugh at or when you can laugh which makes him not have any social awareness. Lennie also never learns throughout the course of this story. He never learns to stay away from some people. For All these reasons we are sympathetic for him.

"I just done it ... took [the gun] an' ... killed him" says George on murdering Lennie (Steinbeck 107). John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men takes place at a ranch near Soledad, California during the Great Depression. George and Lennie are two migrant workers who travel together from place to place. Lennie has a mental disability and likes to pet soft objects. One day, Lennie starts to pet a woman’s hair. After the woman starts to panic, Lennie accidentally snaps her neck and kills her. George then hunts down Lennie and murders him. George murdered Lennie because Lennie didn’t wish to die.

One of the main reasons why George was actually justified for the killing is because Lennie had hurt others in the past and would most likely continue to do so. When they were in Salinas, Lennie got into very similar trouble when he wouldn’t let go of a girl’s dress. When George was asked by Slim what had happened in Weed he explained, “Well that girl rabbits in an’ tells the law she been raped. The guys in Weed start a party out to lynch Lennie. So we sit in a irrigation ditch under water all the rest of that day. An’ at night we scrammed outta there” (42). This shows us that Lennie is trouble, brings it wherever he goes, and this is why they moved to Salinas. When at the ranch Lennie not only kills his puppy, he also breaks Curley’s hand, showing that the trouble that follows Lennie happens quite often. Lennie smiled with this bruised mouth. “I didn't want no trouble," he said. He walked toward the door, but just before he came to it,

Is murder always bad? In the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, a character who goes by the name of George shoots and kills his mentally disabled best friend on purpose. Some people would automatically think that George is a terrible human being, but based upon the situation the two men were in, George was only trying to protect Lennie. Even though George is tough on Lennie throughout the story, George is only trying to stop Lennie from getting into any trouble. Throughout the book, Lennie finds himself in troubled situations. His dear friend, George, often helps him out of these situations or shields him form harsh punishment. George’s actions justify his treatment and harsh actions towards Lennie.

I am arguing that he should of killed Lennie in the book “of Mice and Men”. I think it is a good thing he killed Lennie because I think if he was still alive then he would slowly start killing the animals and maybe even some of the people that lived on that ranch. "Lennie covered his face with huge paws and bleated with terror."(Steinbeck 63) Because he is scared someone will find out about him killing Curleys wife. I also think he should of killed Lennie because Curley hates him and he might do something to make Lennie suffer but George killed him quick. I also think he should of killed Lennie because Curley hates him and he might do something to make Lennie suffer but George killed him quick. This means that Curley would of done something

Murder isn't always black and white. In the book Of Mice and Men, George kills his friend, Lennie, in an attempt to save him from the other men who are looking for him after Lennie kills a woman. Lennie is developmentally disabled and he doesn't understand things like social cues or how to control himself. George was right to kill Lennie, it was his only option. After the incident with Lennie and Curley's wife, Lennie was in danger, or keeping him alive would put Lennie in danger, they couldn't run like they did last time.

Such a tragic event to end a novel, but at the very least George’s devotion as a friend remained undoubted until the end, despite all the times he got angry and frustrated with Lennie. George fled Weed with Lennie not to run away from the trouble that Lennie has caused, but to protect him from the consequences. Lennie was always afraid of getting in trouble because he feared that George would get mad at him and won’t let him “tend the rabbits,” but the truth is George was never mad at Lennie. In fact, he was just being practical because he knew that of all the bad things that Lennie did, “he never done one of ‘em mean.” To be honest, of all the foreshadowing that pointed towards an inevitable tragedy, I didn’t expect that the novel would really