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The Role Of Killing In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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It's a very difficult thing to talk about but, sometimes killing someone can save another’s life, so what is the best time to do it? When you should take them out of their misery, when they really deserve it, or how about for their own good. Sometimes they can become a threat to others or even their self. Killing is not always justified but in some cases( like this one that I agree on) it is. These questions are asked in John Steinbeck’s, Of Mice and Men. In the beginning chapter 6 Lennie and Curley’s wife are in a barn together, Lennie accidentally kills her and runs away. When the other guys find out they go out to find him but George gets to him first and shoots Lennie in the head. “He’s a monster” and “he should be put in jail,” well before you go thinking about these things I’ll give you a background story.

Lennie and George run out of town cause Lennie ripped a girls dress after holding on to it ( he wasn’t very bright), they go …show more content…

I feel like George should not be punished cause Lennie was never very bright and always getting in trouble, those other men were going to kill him and they wouldn’t of got in trouble, so why should George?

Lennie was always getting into trouble and since George can never get Lennie out of trouble, Lennie would always end up in jail where he wouldn’t survive no matter what, so to prevent Lennie from getting into trouble with the cops or Curley and the guys, he had to do the right thing. Lennie killed Curley’s wife and even though it was mainly her fault for going in there flirting with him he still should of stopped petting her hair when she told him. Who would know what Lennie would of done next. George should not be punished for something that could of saved some

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