Of Mice And Men Sacrifice Analysis

George saved Lennie and backed him up all through the novella. In the old town they lived in, Lennie got

Good friendships make life easier. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is about two men, George and Lennie, who go on various journeys in order to get a job. Although George would consider Lennie to be his closest friend, he ultimately ends up shooting and killing Lennie. George did this, not out of hatred, but rather out of protection. A good friend will always want what is best for one another. Steinbeck uses his protagonists’ friendship in order to show that true friendship can help make any of life’s hardships less difficult.

The end of the novel shows us just how George and Lennie would live without the other. All hope is lost for both of them and this is foreshadowed by the pigeon which flies out the barn. The pigeon symbolises the dream and freedom for Lennie and George and after Curley’s wife is killed, all this is lost. Without George, Lennie would most likely have died long before and by the end of the book, this is the way he is. Though George does not need Lennie to survive, he might as well be dead as without Lennie, George has no purpose and will be ‘just like everyone else’. He will be isolated and alone like all the other characters in the world with ‘no one to look after him and

Friendship is the strongest relationship two people can have. John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men,” for example, is about two men who go around California looking for jobs during the Great Depression. The camaraderie between the two main characters, George and Lennie, stands out particularly. Their friendship is similar to that of a parent and a child. George being the parent and taking care of Lennie by keeping him out of trouble; and Lennie being the child, ignorant of the world around him and simple-minded. In the case of John Steinbeck’s classic novella, the friendship of the two men produces risks for both; however, the emotional and physical benefits far outweigh the risks.

In the foreshadowing Carlson shoots Candy’s dog. Carlson's reason for doing this is that it’s too old and doesn't have fun anymore. When Carlson does it Candy say “ I ought to have shot that dog myself George. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog.” (61).George probably took this and put it in perspective with Lennie. If he would’ve let Curley shoot him then things would've been worse because he would've suffered more. Another reason the reader thinks he did the right thing is because of what slim says.

The killing of Lennie completely destroyed George. Lennie was his source of hope, since he was responsible for Lennie's well being. Lennie's presence stopped him from going to "cathouses" and wasting all his money. This made him save money to buy the ranch, which was their dream. This also gave George a

At this point in the novel, we have heard George mention twice that his life would be improved without Lennie. However, George still seems to feel a need to look out for Lennie. That said, he protects Lennie from conflict by explaining to everyone they meet that he is just a “big kid”.

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

George knew that Lennie would be lynched, probably beaten and then killed if he was caught. Lennie, being more like an animal than a human being, was incapable of understanding his own strength and understanding the subtleties of life. George grasps the fact that he can't protect Lennie from society, as he also can't protect society from Lennie. George felt as though he had no other choice but to save Lennie from a cruel kind of death at the hands of Curley and his followers. It is a supposedly quick end. He even goes as far as to protect Lennie from seeing it coming. It appears to be an act of love. However, if they did escape, George knew it would be just a matter of time before Lennie had another "accident". As to whether it is justifiable

In the beginning of the book George wanted to be alone; he knew that he could be but Lennie would be all alone and would most likely die. Steinbeck stated “God a’mighty if I was alone I could go live so easy” this shows that he really cares about Lennie and even though he is a pain, he still wants Lennie to be okay. As the book progresses, George starts to change his mind about being alone; he starts playing games with the other men. Instead of playing solitaire, he started playing horseshoes. In the last sentence of chapter 6 right after he shoots Lennie, George seemed to realize that he didn’t want to be alone after all, Lennie was his only real friend and now he gets to be lonely but it’s not at all how he imagined it.

If Lennie wasn’t around, George would have had an easier time when not trying to constantly take care of Lennie. Trying to get him out of trouble and making sure he survives and earns

Before George kills Lennie, he reassures him that they will be there for each other forever. Lennie doesn’t want George to ever leave him, and that is shown by this quote in the book, spoken by Lennie. “You ain't gonna leave me, are ya George? I know you ain't.” George then answers, “No” (103). Even though George did not want to kill Lennie, it was the best choice for the both of them. George was still Lennie’s best friend, but he would look out for him till the end. Even if the end meant

Like Candy, Candy’s dog is faced with the ultimate punishment for his age and disability. Candy’s dog is old and said to smell bad and isn’t worth anything, the dog is shot because of its disabilities. This event foreshadows Lennie’s fate at the hand of George. Both of these characters’ euthanasia is rationalized to put them out of their misery and to prevent future suffering from happening due to their disabilities. Which is almost a mirror image of George and Lennie’s relationship where George has known Lennie for a considerable amount of time and George knows that he is completely responsible of Lennie’s well-being and when that well-being is in jeopardy George feels a moral obligation just like Candy did when he gave permission to Carlson to shoot his dog. The euthanizing of Candy’s dog is a “foreshadowing of what will happen with Lennie and George” (Thomas Scarseth) because both Candy and George’s relationship to those dependent to them end with them killing them in order to save them from suffering.

In this case, George learned this the hard way. Once Lennie did the last bad thing he could do, George knew that he had to decide whether he wanted to struggle or survive, the American dream was no longer an option for them, at least not together. Was George finds Lennie, Lennie says, “you ain’t gonna leave me, are ya, George? I know you aint.”(Page.103 line 2-3) This quote proves how even Lennie knows that George has been held back by him. That day, after Lennie killed their boss’s wife, he knows that he can’t continue on with him.

     George was a very smart and able man who had taken responsibility of a mentally-challenged man named Lennie. George could have found a good steady job for which he could