Consequences Of Death In George Steinbeck's 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.

Murder. Euthanasia. Both result in someone killing someone else; however, euthanasia saves the person from a long, painful death. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, the main character, George Milton, kills his best friend Lennie Small to save Lennie from a more painful death. Lennie's death is an unavoidable mercy kill that Steinbeck gives hints about multiple times throughout the book.

Euthanasia has been a controversial topic since the ancient Greek physicians. The word euthanasia has been used since the history of medicine. The Greek physicians or Hippocrates took an oath that they would never give their patients anything even if they requested it. The Hippocratic Oath has been used since 2,300 years ago until today (Harrigan). In the seventeenth century, American common law has punished people who have committed mercy killing. Then in the Enlightenment, writers “assaulted the church’s authority” of the teachings of euthanasia (“Historical Timeline”). A author from the Historical timeline said that if someone “condemned suicide as a wrong” and injures people and the community, then it “violates God’s authority over life.” The author says that someone killed a person or was asked to, then it violates God’s authority to give life to that person.

Euthanasia, often called "mercy killing", is the act of putting to death someone suffering from a painful and prolonged illness or injury. Euthanasia means that someone other than the patient commits an action with the intent to

In the book, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, there are many human and animal deaths all throughout the book. The most significant death was when George went against his will and killed Lennie. Lennie’s death was unjustified since he was never given any opportunity to make up for it or to just run and get away. After Lennie killed Curley’s wife no one could trust him and with that the workers on the ranch believed it was Lennie’s “turn” to die. Over the course of human history there have been many unjustified deaths leading to no charge against the assailants. Such as, death row, self-defense and euthanasia, these types of deaths are all unjustified and there are many reasons to authenticate it.

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

Yes, George made the right choice. Regardless of whether George chose to shoot his friend or not, Lennie will be killed. Although Lennie stole Carlson’s gun, Curley was equipped with his own, and was still capable of shooting George’s friend. Earlier in the book, George heard Carlson say, “The way I’d shoot him, he wouldn’t feel nothing. I’d put the gun right there…Right back of the head. He wouldn’t even quiver” (Steinbeck 45). Overhearing this might have influenced George’s shooting style, as Lennie was described as to die without a quiver, similar to how the dog died. This meant that when George shot Lennie, Lennie had felt no pain.

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.

So it is clear that George had to kill Lennie so Curley couldn't do anything to him. If George didn't kill Lennie then the state would have sent him to the insane asylum. ¨An' s'pose they lock him up an' strap him down and put him in a cage. That ain't no good, George¨(Steinbeck 97).

Did George kill Lennie for a bad reason? Did he do it because he was trying to help Lennie? Or did he do it just to be a bad guy? In John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men, George killed lennie and some people think he should be punished but on the other side some people think he should not be punished because, he did it for a good reason because he wanted to help his friend, so he ended his miserable life before it could get any worse buy the other guys, since the other guys wanted to kill lennie and torture him because he killed curley's wife. But it could also be called murder which is not a good thing because, then someone is taking a life for a reason they do not even know.

Two girls died the other day, one sadly took her own life while the other’s life was taken from her brutally. Everybody's upset, putting up suicide prevention posters and talking about how this is terrible and being sorry for the families who lost a loved one. Someone else ended their life through the process of Euthanasia, yet the third death was accepted and was hardly talked about. In Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, one of the main characters, George, is faced with a decision to kill his friend Lennie. George has a hard time doing so because he has known Lennie for so long. In the end George decides that it would be best if he killed Lennie, in a form called Euthanasia, instead of Curley brutally killing him. Euthanasia, also known as mercy killing, is when a doctor kills a patient painlessly because they have no more desire to live. Therefore, mercy killing is cruel and an unnecessary practice that seems to be very similar to a suicide and homicide.

When George finds Lennie, he is in a state of great sadness after hallucinating and blaming himself for giving George trouble. He constantly asks George, “Ain’t you gonna give me hell?” (113). He is so sad by his mistake that he offers to “go right off in the hills an’ find a cave” (114). When someone wants to get blamed by and leave their best friend, he is probably very sad for causing his friend trouble or harm.. Lennie is very sad for doing this to George. George understands his sadness, and calms him down by telling him the ranch story and reassuring him that he can tend the rabbits. When George kills Lennie, he does it in a painless and peaceful way. He tells Lennie, “Look acrost the river, Lennie, an’ I’ll tell you so you can almost see it” (115). He “brought the muzzle… to the back of Lennie’s head” (117). When someone knows he is about to be killed, he often freak out and worry. However, when he doesn’t know, he will die much more peacefully. Being shot in the back of the head results in no pain and leaves the victim unaware. Lennie was shot in this way, which was both quick and painless. George did it because he wanted Lennie to die happy listening to the story, and to not feel any pain at

When Lennie killed Curley’s wife, he didn’t mean to. Lennie likes to pet soft things, so when Curley’s wife let him touch her hair, he wouldn’t let go. When she told him to let go and started to scream, he defensively held on and led to shaking her, believing that if he gets in trouble George wouldn’t let him help out on the farm they were going to have. This promptly led to her death. George on page 95 said, “ All the time he done bad things, but he never done one of ‘em mean.” George knows Lennie didn’t mean to kill her and it probably was on accident . On the contrary, he knows the guys and thinks they would’ve sent Lennie to jail or worse, kill him .

In the scene it's very seldom known how the dog died in the moment outside rather how candy’s emotions portrayed his love for an animal that he had been with for a long time. Steinbeck shows the intensity by not showing the scene of death but how everyone that is inside the bunkhouse reacts a quote showing this is “Look Candy. This ol dog just suffers himself all the time If you was to take him out and shoot Shoot him in the back of the head why he would never know what hit him”. This shows that Candy knew what was coming end wanted to avoid it. In doing so Carlson took him out back with a shovel and a gun and shot him and buried him so Candy wouldn't have to experience that pain. It is almost the exact same scene where Lennie dies because

Euthanasia is often called “mercy killing”. It is intentionally making someone die, rather than allowing that person to die naturally. It is sometimes the act of ending someone’s life, who is terminally ill, or is suffering in severe pain. Euthanasia is mostly illegal in the world today. Euthanasia can be considered a form of suicide, if the person afflicted with the problem actively does it. The person volunteering to commit the act to that person can also consider it a form of murder.