George And Lennie's Mercy Killing

After going through all the evidence, I still believe very strongly that George was justified in killing Lennie. In anyway someone tries to spin it there's always a counter that justifies George still did the right thing. In our lifetime where there are many cruel people we’re obligated to do the right thing no matter the consequence, even if it's hard to do, it's best for

Furthermore, euthanasia is a disgrace to humanity. An individual person or group shouldn’t decide how, when, and if another person should die. The act of ending someone’s life just because another decided that the individual’s life gives no worth to the person or to society is unjust. That is simply the person’s opinion, and their opinion shouldn’t end a precious human life. Usually, people with disabilities who request euthanasia, do so because of how others treat them, not because of their actual disability. If we were to respect those with disabilities, that would remove hardships, not death. Another reason why euthanasia is wrong is that a person who can’t think straight or is a human vegetable, a person who does not have mental or physical abilities (O’Steen). She/he can be killed by a guardian’s request according to law, even if the patient never showed a desire to die. The Declaration of Independence states our rights to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” and euthanasia goes against that. If the right to live is reduced, all over rights are worthless (“Euthanasia Statement”).

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.

A piece of text from the book Of Mice and Men says that, “Guys like us got no family. They make a little stake an’ then they blow it. They ain’t got nobody in the worl’ that gives a hoot in [heck] about ‘em” (Steinbeck 104). Therefore, George was pointing out to Lennie that they have what most guys in their time period don’t, they have each other and George is telling Lennie that that’s how he wants it to stay. George doesn’t want to kill Lennie, but he feels like has to. George is going to regret this in his future. A different quote I found is when George and Lennie are talking, “Lennie said ‘I thought you was mad at me, George.’ ‘No, Lennie. I ain’t mad. I never been mad, an’ I ain’t now. That’s the thing I want ya to know’” (Steinbeck 106). Therefore, this quote tells us that George doesn’t want to kill Lennie, but he feels as if he needs to. Lennie was George’s only family and George wants Lennie to know that before he kills him. George cares about Lennie and George is not going to be happy after Lennie is gone for a little bit. The act of George killing Lennie is

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

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.

One reason George was justified in killing Lennie was because he felt he was protecting Lennie. George had made a promise to Lennie’s aunt that he would take care of him. In chapter one, George tells Lennie “No, you stay with me. Your Aunt Clara wouldn't like you running off by yourself, even if she is dead.”(Steinbeck 13) George did not want Lennie suffering. He felt he was protecting Lennie. So George took it into his own hands and quickly shot Lennie. George thought he was doing what was best for the both of them.

The mob wanted Lennie to have a slow painful death, and if George had not shot Lennie, that is what would have happened. Lennie would not even understand why he was being tortured, because he had no intent to kill the boss’ daughter-in-law. Both caretakers saved their loved ones from harm, or any more harm. To save the ones they loved they both had to commit mercy killings, to spare them and the victim from even more

To begin, George is justified in killing Lennie because Lennie’s mistakes are repetitive and get progressively worse throughout the story, putting everyone around him at risk. Unquestionably, Lennie’s limited mental capacity leads him to regularly make mistakes, which ultimately cause George to snap out of

Inevitably, the day came when George made the decision to take Lennie’s life. By George killing Lennie, that ensured that no one else did. Lennie’s poor actions were because of his lack of intelligence. George helped get rid of these poor actions by killing him. George’s wish was for Lennie to die happy, and by George killing him, he wouldn’t risk anyone else killing him, and making him die sad. In all, George made the right decision of killing

In the novel, we learn that George and Lennie have a very strong bond. George and Lennie were almost like brothers and took care of each other. The quote, “When his Aunt Clara died, Lennie just come along with me out working. Got kinda used to each other after a while” (Steinbeck 386), shows that Lennie and George have been together for a long enough period of time to become almost like brothers. Also, George would rather kill Lennie than allow someone else to kill Lennie.

As you know, George and Lennie were very close. They always said they were different from all of the other men they worked with because they had each other. Their dream was to own their own ranch together, and it could have happened until George betrayed Lennie. George was not justified in shooting Lennie because of their friendship, what he did was murder, and Lennie couldn’t help how he was.

“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for”(Marley). In the novella, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George goes through a series of events with his friend Lennie, but even in the worst situations George stays by his side. Steinbeck demonstrates to us that throughout the story George and Lennie hold a true friendship. George and Lennie show that in order to survive, they need to stay with each other.

George killed Lennie out of pure love and made the ultimate sacrifice. George knew inside that Lennie would kill someone again, so to save the lives of others, he killed his

The story took a sharp turn towards the last chapter creating a huge dilemma between what George should do with Lennie; at the end he ends up killing him for the sake of preventing him from causing more harm to others. George’s actions were fairly logical and reasonable, his action are justified for the reasons above, as they went too far that the only option was to take Lennie’s own life away.