Lennie Sacrifice

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

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.

In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, George was overall morally justified for shooting Lennie because he had good reasons to do so. George did take Lennie’s life but he did it to save Lennie from the pain of Curley’s wrath. If George did not kill Lennie, then he would have had to suffer through life in jail or an asylum or torture from Curley. Many people think that George was responsible for Lennie, so the murder was not justified. However, George was justified because Lennie had hurt others before and had strong potential to hurt again.

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 killing Lennie is very immoral because Lennie does not know any better. Lennie is not killing people and animals on purpose he just underestimates his strength and does not realize that he is doing wrong. Lennie is innocent and does not deserve

One of the first things that makes the reader realize that George did the right thing is when he was talking to Candy about letting Lennie run away George says “ We can’t let’im get away.Why the poor bastard’d starve.” (94).That proves that they can’t just let him get away because if they do he’s gonna die. Also he can’t just be caged

Is George guilty of murder? George was protecting Lennie by killing him if George had not killed Lennie, Lennie would have been torchered by the lynch mob. Lennie would have been confused and scared. He might even have have fought back and hurt someone else. If you were in the same position then you would have to weigh all your options. In the end George chose protection over fear.

George is a really good man so he was looking out for his friend and trying to keep him from getting hurt even more. So he shouldn’t be punished. I believe that Lennie shouldn’t of done that in the first place. But George was just making sure he didn’t suffer any more than he was. Because if he would of let him live he would gotten tortured to death by slim.

First and foremost, George has to constantly continue to repeat rules to Lennie because Lennie is undisciplined. Like, after Slim gives Lennie a puppy Lennie brings the puppy into the bunkhouse with him even though George told him he was not supposed to. For example, after Lennie comes into the bunkhouse John Steinbeck writes that George " reached down and picked up the tiny puppy from where Lennie had been concealing it against his stomach." (Steinbeck) In this quote it shows that Lennie disobeyed the rules that George has set with him so he could get the puppy this means that Lennie is undisciplined because he broke the rules even though he knew that there were specific rules that were not supposed to be broken. consequently, George has to repeat himself many times and treat Lennie like a child by fixing the things that Lennie messes up and disobeyes the rules. So George was justified in his decision to kill

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

The decision of killing should not be looked upon as criminal. George does not have a cruel heart nor does he take pleasure in killing Lennie. George wants what is best for Lennie and he takes the time to set up a nice, peaceful conversation on a topic of interest to Lennie. He instructs Lennie to ?look down there acrost the river, like you can almost see the place? (106). He reassures Lennie that everyone will treat him pleasingly.

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.

He had known Lennie longer than any other person on the ranch, which allowed him to understand him better than anyone else. George recognized that he just could not look after Lennie forever. From George’s perception, killing Lennie before he was trapped was a generous thing to do. Nonetheless, from ones viewpoint killing is certainly not tolerable. Nonetheless, life is rarely black and white and sometimes love entails a change from complete mortality to relative.

All he wanted to do was to get rid of Lennie. He took the easy way out and got rid of his friend that he had to look for. George was supposed to be Lennie’s protector, not his murderer. George could have easily taken Lennie somewhere else. They would find new work and start their life again. Their dream of buying some land and tending rabbits while living an easier life would have been fulfilled. Killing Lennie is not the only option to keep himself and the every other person on this earth safe. George could have turned Lennie in to the police. That would have been a better result than murdering your friend. Now George has also become a fugitive. Not only has he ruined Lennie’s poor life, but he ruined his own sad life. Although this solution seems horrible, Lennie was repeatedly causing trouble no matter where he was. George needed to find a way to prevent these things to stop happening. George did not want to take another chance at risking Lennie’s safety. The only logical thing to do was to shoot him. Turning Lennie in to the police might have gotten Lennie transported to an insane asylum. Lennie would be surrounded by strange people, possibly worse than himself. Also, he would never be able to see George as like they would normally. George wouldn’t be there for Lennie and Lennie wouldn’t be there for George. It was almost be torture for both of them. It would especially George, knowing that he imprisoned Lennie in that Insane asylum. George’s intentions were suitable for his

George is left with the tough decision on whether or not to kill Lennie. He chooses to kill. George does the right thing because Lennie could be kept in prison, beaten or killed, and he has no use. To begin with, Lennie has committed a crime and could very well be kept in prison. For a guy like him, prison is no place to spend.