Should Of Mice And Men Be Considered Euthanasia?

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.

Throughout this novella, Of Mice and Men, Steinbecks use of diction reveals the theme of loneliness can be painful and isolating. In this particular incident, Lennie gets in trouble because he doesn't know his own strength, therefore he accidentally kills the boss's wife while touching her soft hair. After this incident Lennie's friend George has no more patience left for all of Lennie's mistakes so he kills him. Slim knows that George had to kill Lennie and it wasn't manslaughter because one of the men who wanted revenge would have killed George anyway. Slim said, "You hadda, George. I swear you hadda" (Steinbeck 107). The diction of the author's word choice is very strong in this quote. Slim was understanding after George

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

Euthanasia is the painless killing of a person that is suffering from an incurable and painful

Euthanasia, as defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is considered to be, “the act or practice of killing someone who is very sick or injured in order to prevent any more suffering” (2015).Within this can be found different methods of euthanasia including passive or indirect euthanasia which requires withholding of basic life-saving measures such as oxygen, nutrition, hydration, or resuscitation. Another form is direct euthanasia which can be caused by administered drugs, injections, or suffocation. In its entirety, euthanasia has been debated as an ethical issue through its many forms and reasoning (Methods of euthanasia, 2011).

Lennie is incapable of handling not being able to grasp onto their dream and succeed. Lennie is given the reward of death, he dies with hope and euphoria. George wants him to achieve the dream, but the only attainable way is through death. Because of Lennie?s contentment and joyfulness when his death occurs, he died an honorable death.

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.

her death and George immediately knows that Lennie is responsible for it. Soon after, Lennie is

Finally, “... The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger.” George killed his best friend. This means that George knew that he had to kill Lennie. He didn’t want any of the other guys to kill Lennie.“I just done it.” “Did he have my gun?” “Yeah. He had your gun.”this means that George is talking to one of the other guys that he killed Lennie with his gun. George stole a guy’s gun to kill

Euthanasia is the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. Euthanasia is referred to the

George has essentially become the caretaker of Lennie, who is mentally handicapped, after the death of Lennie’s aunt Clara. We learn that the two men have fled another town after Lennie mistakenly gets them into some trouble but have secured positions as ranch hands. The two men wish to work there only long enough so that they can have the money to make a down payment on the house they look to own. Sadly, their shared dreams are crushed when Lennie accidentally kills the wife of another ranch hand. George must decide whether or not to take matters into his own hands before the people of the town can hurt

George is a young man who has had bad experiences with Lennie who has gotten him kicked out numerous jobs and killed Curley’s wife.John Steinbeck the author of the novella Of Mice and Men,has A focus On two migrant farm workers following a dream.George even says that life would be so much easier without Lennie.”God a’mighty if I was alone I could live so easy.I could get a job and work and no trouble”(11).After George says this he quickly realizes that Lennie is hurt so he says he isn’t mad at him.By the end of the book the same events happen under different circumstances,George calms down Lennie and kills him to save him from a painful death.Although he has to live with the pain of killing his best friend.Finally George had bad experiences with Lennie,and having to kill him George felt more pain than Lennie.

George may have killed his best friend, but it was done in love and devotion. George promised Lennie’s Aunt Clara that he would take care of him. In which, he did so, until Lennie was no longer capable to be taken care of and was out of control. George’s devotion is also shown in the fact that he would do anything to keep Lennie out of trouble. For example, when the incident that happened in Weed occurred, George did everything he could to get him and Lennie out of there and to safety. Another way George would keep Lennie out of trouble was by taking charge and talking for him so Lennie could not say anything that could potentially prevent them from getting something they want. A situation in which George takes charge is when him and Lennie have to go talk to the boss and George tells Lennie, “‘...Now, look-- I’ll give him the work tickets, but you ain’t gonna say a word. You jus’ stand there and don’t say nothing. If he finds out what a crazy bastard you are, we won’t get no job, but if he sees ya work before he hears ya talk, we’re set. Ya got that?’” (Steinbeck 6). This backfires when Curley asks Lennie, “‘ You they new guys the old man

Both characters were extremely loyal to each other , however the significance of Lennies actions meant that George had no choice but to kill Lennie

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.