How Did George Kill Lennie's Death

Not all of Lennie’s traits are detestable as Lennie also possesses the trait of devotion, a very admirable trait. Lennie proves time and again in Of Mice and Men how devoted he is to his brother-like friend, George. As stated previously, Lennie is a very childish and naïve individual making him slow to anger. That is why it is so remarkable the intensity of the anger and almost malice he has towards Crooks when he threatens the one person Lennie is devoted to most, George. “Lennie’s eyes centered and grew quiet and mad. He stood up and walked dangerously towards crooks. ‘Who hurt George?’ He demanded.” (Steinbeck 72). In just a short period of time Lennie went from a calm talk to Crooks to a near brawl over a “what if” scenario that had not even happened to George. Lennie would have fought to protect the person he puts on a pedestal. While Lennie is not the brightest character he does prove his devotion to George time and again.

Lennie is dead, but why the killer did it is very ethical. George killed lennie, and I have been given a task was it ethical or unethical, and I say yes it was ethical. I will be talking about why he did it and how, if others in the book would kill him, and proving others why it was a good decision.

I think that Lennie isn’t sympathetic because he is always killing things. In the book George said that Lennie’s Aunt Claira would give him mice but he would always keep killing them because he would break their necks.When Lennie was in the barn he was looking at the dead pup that he killed because it tried biting him.Then Curley’s wife saw that he killed the pup and they were talking about soft things. Then Curley’s Wife told Lennie to feel her hair because it was soft and when he was touching it he wouldn’t let go. Then Curley’s wife started screaming and lennie held onto her mouth and wouldn’t let go because he knew he was going to get in trouble by George. Then Lennie strained Curely’s wifes neck so much he broke it. When he noticed she

When Lennie accidentally kills the puppy, George is compassionate towards Lennie and attempts to comfort him. Aw, Lennie. You ain’t so little as mice. I didn’t bounce you hard” (Steinback 85). This shows how George is compassionate with Lennie and puts effort into comforting him.

The book does a good job saying that killing a person out of mercy is accepted and George did what he had to do to survive. Lennie could have had it all a farm friends and his dream of tending the rabbits. John Steinbeck made the book of mice and men with a lot of moral lessens and ideas. When George and Lennie stepped on the farm they pretty much instantly had friends and their dreams were possible but fearless did the right thing when he killed Lennie.

In the book, Lennie likes to pet nice, soft things. In fact, him and George have to leave Weed because he is accused of sexual harassment for feeling a woman’s dress. After Curley’s wife allows Lennie to feel her hair, he will not let go, and due to his tremendous strength, he accidentally breaks her neck. There are many hints in the story that something like this will happen. “‘Jus’ wanted to feel that girl’s dress-jus’ wanted to pet it like it was a mouse-Well how the hell did she know you jus’ wanted to feel her dress? … She yells and we got to… sneak out in the dark and get outta the country. All the time somethin’ like that-all the time….’” (John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, Chapter 1, Doc B). This quote from Of Mice and Men implies that Lennie gets into trouble often, and leads you to believe that he is bound to get into trouble sometime soon. Right before killing Curley’s wife, Lennie is too rough with a newborn puppy and kills it. “‘Lennie sat in the hay and looked at a little dead puppy that lay in front of him… And Lennie said softly to the puppy, ‘Why you got to get killed? You ain’t so little as mice. I didn’t bounce you hard… You wasn’t big enough, he said’. ‘They tol’ me and tol’ me you wasn’t. I di’n’t know you’d get killed so easy’” (John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, Chapter 5, Doc B). Lennie’s strength is referenced many times throughout the novel. He kills mice, a puppy,

In the novel Of Mice and Men, George makes the quick-witted decision to kill Lennie, as it was the best possible outcome. George is very minutiae when it comes to looking out and making choices for himself. He is especially loyal to Lennie and constantly seeks to protect him. George and Lennie are physically and mentally different, so they are able to counteract one another. George is a slim and boney male who thinks very quickly and rationally.

Even as a small child he enjoyed playing with mice and other critters but was always to rough when handling them. His love for small, furry animals is conflicted by his mighty strength. He doesn’t try to hurt the small creatures that he loves, but he doesn’t understand how fragile they are. In chapter five when he kills the small pup given to him by Slim, Lennie says to himself, “Why do you got to get killed? You ain’t so little as mice. I didn’t bounce you hard” (85). This quote shows that he didn’t hurt the puppy intentionally and that he has remorse for it’s death. In the end Lennie can’t help the fact that he is to careless and rough to take care of a living

Finally, Lennie is a very sympathetic which makes him really nicely. Lennie always makes friends and when he accidentally does something he shows lots of sympathy towards it like when he killed a mouse he would still pet or make a grave for it. Lennie being sympathetic allow him to be really nice to people and living things, but it makes him do stupid things because of

However, it wasn’t cruelty that made Lennie hurt others. He knew how to be kind to others. Lennie says, “ Why do you got to get killed? You ain’t so little as mice. I didn’t bounce you hard.”(85) after Lennie killed the puppy in the barn when George left. He never means to kill anything. He just doesn’t understand how strong he is. This doesn’t make him a cruel person, it just makes him a clumsy person. The next example would be when Lennie killed Curley’s wife. In the book, Lennie says, “Please don’t! Oh! Please don’t do that. Geroge’ll be mad. He acted kind to her and didn’t realize the harm he caused her. He just got scared and didn’t know how to control himself. This doesn’t make him cruel, it just makes him mentally ill. Lennie acts kind, and only hurts other out of fear, and not out of cruelty. He showed this when he killed the dog, and when he killed Curley’s

When it comes to destructiveness, Lennie and George project it throughout the novella. Lennie ends up killing everything he pets from animals all the way to humans. He kills a pup by petting it vigorously. Lennie "di'n't know" (Steinbeck,90) the pup would "get killed so easy" (Steinbeck,90); and he assumes he "didn't bounce" (Steinbeck,90) the pup that "hard" (Steinbeck,90). This shows how Lennie's lack of mental acuity leads him to not realizing how powerful he could be. Lennie ends up petting the pup way too rough and "he's dead" (Steinbeck,90). Lennie strives to pet larger things since he believes he will not end up killing it. This is not true since he ended up killing Curley's wife when he strokes her hair. Lennie "was in panic" (Steinbeck,91) when Curley's wife told him to "let go" (Steinbeck,91), then "he shook her; and her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her

If Lennie got to live he could be doing worse things, or get arrested. He kept playing with Curley’s wife’s hair constantly even when she told him to stop. Lennie killed Curley’s wife and ran away. You can’t just get away with murder. The person who hates Lennie has found out it was Lennie and he will not stop until he makes Lennie pay for his crimes. “I know who done it.” That big son of a b*tch done it.” (96) After killing Curley’s wife the only thing he was scared about was if he could tend rabbits not the fact that he took someone’s life away even though it was an accident. The only thing he fears is if he does not get to tend rabbits or if George is mad at him. George has to always be mad at Lennie so Lennie could learn from his mistakes. Lennie is starting to kill things as he does it more. Lennie started off killing small animals and it started to get worse and worse. He took it too far when he killed Curley’s wife and there is no way he could be forgiven for killing a human being for the fear of her telling someone that you messed up her hair. “She stopped givin’ em to ya. You always killed em.” (9) Lennie is uncontrollable and forgets things easily.He also touches anything that is soft which could get him to touch things that aren’t his. His love for soft stuff could land him in

It is quite ironic how Lennie loves animals but keeps unintentionally killing them throughout the story.The irony in this matter is that nothing can resist the love Lennie has to give. He shows his way of love by being rough, and nothing will stop him from doing so. This shows how childish Lennie is and how dependent he is on George. It is not only said that Lennie loves animals, but he is also characterized to also act the same way as them. It is almost as if Lennie might belong in the “animal world” in certain ways. An example shows his similarities to an animal,“He drank with long gulps, snorting into the water like a horse."

George— Lennie’s more intelligent friend— understands that Lennie is capable of hurting small animals such as mice and dogs. In the opening of the story, Lennie is revealed to have killed a mouse because he pet it with too much force. When George tells him not to pet animals with so much force, Lennie ignores the information and continues to do the same. This creates a slippery slope for Lennie where he kills a dog and eventually a woman (Steinbeck). Lennie, before he is told that petting animals too hard, is innocent. Once he know that what he does is wrong, he continues to do it, making him ignorant. He had the choice of taking George’s advice, or to become ignorant by disregarding the information that he has been given.

Lennie is a very kind hearted and sweet towards everyone around him especially animals. If he ever hurts someone it is never intentional and always accidental. I know this because whenever Lennie does something bad he usually feels remorse afterwards. Other people in the book like George control Lennie so he doesn’t do something to get them in trouble. Lennie always listens to George or at least tries to when George is helping him. Steinbeck describes Lennie as an amiable man. “His huge companion dropped his blankets and flung himself down and drank from the surface of the green pool; drank with long gulps, snorting into the water like a horse. The small man stepped nervously beside him. Lennie! He said sharply. Lennie, for god sakes don’t drink so much.”