Lennie's Murder

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 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.

Additionally, George was justified in view of the fact that Lennie could have harmed or worse killed someone else. In chapter five Lennie was chilling in the barn with a dead puppy in his hand. He was more concerned with George not letting him tend the rabbits because of what he has done. “Why did you got killed… I didn’t bounce you hard” (Steinbeck 85). Lennie killed mice because the bit him. Lennie killed the puppy because it ended up nipping him, which is what puppy love to do. Lennie loves soft things, in the town of Weed Lennie saw a dress that was soft. When we went to go touch it “... an the girl let’s out a squawk and gets Lennie all mixed up, and he holds on ‘cause that’s the only thing he can think to do” (Steinbeck 41). Since Lennie

First of all, George was not justified for killing Lennie because they could have escaped as they did in Weed. As talked about in the paragraph above, Lennie has a fascination with feeling soft things. When they were in the town of Weed, Lennie went to this girl and felt her dress. She panicked and he didn’t let go of her, so she claimed that he raped her. George and Lennie then had to escape a mob of people trying to kill them. “ ‘We run. They was lookin’ for us, but they didn’t catch us’ “(Steinbeck 7). If they could have escaped a mob in Weed, they definitely could have escape a group of ranch workers. In the book the screaming of the workers could be heard, but they still were not there.

First and foremost, George has to constantly continue to repeat rules to Lennie because Lennie is undisciplined. Like, after Slim gives Lennie a puppy Lennie brings the puppy into the bunkhouse with him even though George told him he was not supposed to. For example, after Lennie comes into the bunkhouse John Steinbeck writes that George " reached down and picked up the tiny puppy from where Lennie had been concealing it against his stomach." (Steinbeck) In this quote it shows that Lennie disobeyed the rules that George has set with him so he could get the puppy this means that Lennie is undisciplined because he broke the rules even though he knew that there were specific rules that were not supposed to be broken. consequently, George has to repeat himself many times and treat Lennie like a child by fixing the things that Lennie messes up and disobeyes the rules. So George was justified in his decision to kill

So George, has to choose what he's going to do with Lennie, kill him or let him live. George did do the right thing by killing Lennie because, Lennie held George down, Lennie will continue to get in trouble, and other people are after Lennie. Others may claim that, George could’ve just kept a better eye on Lennie. However, George shouldn't have to babysit Lennie every second of the day. He has other things to do, he has to work.

The next most likely outcome of Lennie’s delayed demise would have been to receive the death penalty. Since hanging was the usual punishment for offenses against women, Lennie would most likely be sent to the gallows to die. If he was fortunate enough, then the distance he would fall during his death would be long enough to instantly break his neck. However, if he were to fall only a short distance, then he would be writhing for another ten minutes. As the time slowly passed by, Lennie’s brain would begin to suffer from ischemia, or lack of adequate blood supply, since the rope would be pressing on his carotid artery. This pressure would prevent oxygenated blood from entering the brain and venous blood from exiting it. This in turn could have

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.

Mice and men If we have pets that we are suffering from, we put them down because we do not want them to suffer. Lennie does not know his full strength of what he can do or how he can hurt people or animals, that is always why he kills the animals he pets. Lennie was not murdered because Goerge got tired of always trying to keep him out of trouble and so by euthanizing him it helps Goerge. The author John Steinbeck has a reason he has the character George killing Lennie at the end of the story. It was to show how much Lennie was hurting George and his future.

In John Steinbeck's classic novella, Of Mice and Men, George makes the decision of killing Lennie because he knows it is in Lennie's best interest. His act of killing Lennie is not considered criminal. George has good intentions in killing his companion. George is trying to prevent Lennie from being tortured and from his constant desire to please George and not cause trouble. Additionally, Lennie repeatedly places himself in difficult situations, and as a result, brings George into the circumstances. There is a close friendship between George and Lennie, and George had carefully thought out whether or not he

George thought what he was doing was the best for Lennie, when in reality Lennie could have survived on his own. George thought since he was responsible for Lennie, he could decide huge life decisions for him, but he can not. George was wrong for killing Lennie. We only get one life, you should not take it away from

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.

It has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt at this point, Lennie's innocence is not very accepted with the world because of his size, age, etc. He can’t really learn to change his ways due to his disabilities. Lennie can’t even understand why the bad things he has done are bad. Also, the fate he would meet at Curley's mutilated hands is enough to convince George that his only real option is to make Lennie's death as quick and painless as possible. Lennie would have died at the hands of Curly anyways, which would have been a much more painful and dehumanizing death for Lennie. He couldn't be taken to a mental hospital and in the depression, these were basically non-existent and spending a life in jail would be even more torture for a mentally ill person than death itself. George did what was right because he prevented Lennie from doing anything this terrible again, he stopped Lennie from a more painful death, and he really didn't have any other responsible

The first reason why George is justified in killing Lennie is because Lennie is worthless like Candy’s dog. Candy’s dog is causing trouble for the men, and suffering while it's still alive “Ain’t nothing left for him. Can’t eat, can’t see, can’t even walk without hurtin’( Steinbeck 47). Like Lennie, the dog is physically impaired. The dog can hardly walk and Lennie has some trouble moving around. Lennie is worthless, because he does

In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck George kills his best friend Lennie. George’s reasoning for this is that Lennie is killing too many people and has become a burden. Lennie does not realize that he is doing wrong by accidentally killing animals and people. George says that he is doing this for other’s benefit when really he is doing this for his own good. This was wrong of George and he is guilty because even though Lennie was accidentally