Comparing John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Throughout the book we see an interesting bond between two very different men. George is similar to an older brother and has become responsible for Lennie. Because of his mental disorder Lennie is dependent on George and does whatever he says. They both had plans to spend their futures together. It was very difficult for George to kill Lennie, but he did it out of him love for him, which made it even harder. In that moment it is clear how much George really cares for Lennie. Though their friendship comes an appealing finish it is evident that both characters are extremely close to each other and would go to extreme lengths for one

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

George promises Lennie many things once they get their own farm, “’O.K. Someday- we’re gonna get the jack together… ‘Specially if you remember as good as that.’”(15-16). So George killing Lennie was for his own benefit and it was a very immoral thing to do.

Moreover, in the book George is shown to really hate Curley, whereas in the movie, George doesn’t seem to like Curley too much but he definitely doesn’t hate him. Apart from these characters, all the others are pretty much very similar in both the book and the movie.

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

If George had not killed Lennie, he would have continued to do bad things. This is first shown when he grabbed the girl in Weed and him accidentally killing Aunt Clara’s mice.When Lennie killed the puppy and Curley’s wife it showed that Lennie was incapable of not doing bad things. Lennie did not understand his strength or why both girls tried to get away from him when he grabbed them. Steinback showed that Lennie was not aware that he was hurting the mice, the puppy, or Curley’s wife when he said, “All the time he done bad things, but he never done one of em’ mean.”(Steinback 95). George knew that even if he and Lennie ran away that Lennie's past would continue to follow them.

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

And Lennie has to watch what he does himself too. First, George did the right thing by killing Lennie because Lennie held George down. In the article on page 10 it states, “If I was alone I could live so easy. I could get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble.

Lennie and George were always together especially after Lennie's aunt Clara died. George explained his relationship with Lennie by saying, "Him and me was both born in Auburn. I knowed his Aunt Clara. She took him when he was a baby and raised him up. When his Aunt Clara died, Lennie just come along with me out workin'. Got kinda used to each other after a little while” (Steinbeck 386). Lennie has always had someone to care for him. George took it upon himself to provide for Lennie after his aunt died. If something happens to George or they get separated Lennie wouldn’t know what to do. George killing Lennie was better off for the both of

In the book Of Mice and Men George kills his friend Lennie at the end. I do not agree with the choice that George made to kill Lennie. Some people might say that George made a good decision to kill Lennie but here is why they are wrong. My reasons are that George could have shot curly and his men when they were after Lennie. My next reason is Lennie always tried to make things the best and he always tried and didn’t give up.

George did the correct thing because with Lennie hanging out around they wouldn’t be getting anywhere in life. George wants to get a job, but Lennie is always there to mess up or either their to cause trouble. George did what he had to to keep Lennie safe and out of trouble. Lennie earlier in the 5th chapter was threatened to be shot in the gut where he would slowly dying in pain. George did it easy and shot him in the head so he wouldn’t have to suffer. One of the sub points was that George has no peace, he wanted to get a job and live easily without Lennie bothering him or causing trouble which indicates that George has to do something about it to make the situation better.

George probably thought that he was doing the right thing by shooting Lennie. George saves Lennie from the harshness and the cruelness that Curley and the other guys would have inevitably shown him. They would have shown him no mercy and it would have been a long and painful death for Lennie. Curley said “I’ll kill that big son-of-a-bitch myself. I’ll shoot him right in the guts” (Steinbeck 96). They way George did it was fast and unexpected for Lennie so he did not die with pain. Also, Lennie got to talk about his favorite thing with his best friend before he died as oppose to having to hear and talk to Curley. In the big picture George did the right thing for Lennie by shooting

In the novel, George has determined that it was time for Lennie to die and this was a just and good choose. George knew he was the one to kill Lennie because he learned from his past actions. Another reason was he knew that if he killed Lennie he would not suffer. Also, Lennie had no capability to sense reasoning like a normal individual and so he did not comprehend what he had done to Curley's wife.

So he reaches out to feel this red dress an' the girl lets out a squawk, and that gets Lennie all mixed up, and he holds on 'cause that's the only thing he can think to do. ”(Of Mice and Men).The evidence above proves how George has done a lot for Lennie, and the experience of having to kill Lennie has most definitely shaped George at the end of the story. “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 , but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger.

George should feel guilty for committing the act himself, and he won’t have to worry about Lennie anymore. One reason George’s killing should be justified is because Lennie is kind of a harmless to George, and sometimes other people. Even though he causes George a lot of trouble he has the best interest in mind for himself