Was George Justified In Killing Lennie Research Paper

But if the other outcome is worse, you're obligated/called to do the right/more humane outcome. Most people would agree with this statement in almost every other situation, but when you substitute it into context here it's no different. Many people who have read the book agrees George and Lennie had a special connection/best friends and many say friends don't kill each other. When you take a deeper look at this statement it justifies even more why George did the right thing, and shouldn't get punished. Since they had a special connection, George cared for him so much that he knew the right thing to do is to let him go and die happily, peacefully, with no struggle. Also by someone who cares for him, then someone who hates him, no matter how much it would hurt himself to do it.

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.

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 promises Lennie many things once they get their own farm, “’O.K. Someday- we’re gonna get the jack together… ‘Specially if you remember as good as that.’”(15-16). So George killing Lennie was for his own benefit and it was a very immoral thing to do.

If you had the choice of doing what is in your best friend’s interest, would you consider it? What if the friend’s death was a factor? In the story of Mice and Men, George may have taken Lennie's life, but he made the decision for the better interest of his friend. He knew that Curley and his men would kill Lennie, he would suffer and/or be placed in jail. George made the justified decision of killing Lennie because it was the better choice of Lennie’s foreseen future. Therefore, George was morally justified for shooting Lennie for merciful reasons.

Some argue that no one, no matter the circumstances, is justified in taking the life of another. They state that George had no right to take Lennie’s life because it was morally wrong. They say George executed Lennie because he is not an officer or a member of the court. Some

George shouldn’t be put in jail for killing Lennie because if your killing somebody or a animal that is usually not legal to kill and you don’t want to see the animal or person suffer then you should take it out of its misery.

Is killing someone right or wrong? In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck readers are conflicted with this question all around the world. George killed Lennie after Lennie accidentally killed Curley’s wife.George and Lennie had known eachother for a long time they even traveled together. George helped Lennie out of multiple situations and killing him was the best way he could think of in the instance of Lennie killing Curley’s wife.Even though Lennie and George were friends, George was justified in killing Lennie because Lennie was undisciplined and unsafe.

The Great Depression affected millions of people in America, two of those people affected were George and Lennie. George and Lennie are migrant workers that struck a job in California. George can be described as the brains of the partnership, while Lennie is more of the muscle. In the story Lennie has a fascination with feeling soft objects. This later gets them in trouble in the town of Weed. Once they get to the job, they go months will no big problems. Until, Lennie accidentally killed The owner’s son’s wife. After this happened Lennie ran off, and all the workers went to go find him and kill him. George does find Lennie before any of the other workers, and even with the chance to escape, he shoots Lennie. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, the murder of Lennie was not Justified.

The way in which Lennie died is considered to be euthanasia. George mercifully puts the ignorant fool to sleep while he and Lennie, for the last time, fantasize about the soon-to-come dream. George is encouraging to Lennie and reassures him that they are ?gonna do it soon? (106). What George means by this is that Lennie can escape and reach the dream through death. Lennie visualizes himself reaching the American dream and there is no pain or suffering in his death as he ?jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand, and he lay without quivering? (106). George selflessly experiences pain and agony from the execution of his only companion as he knows Lennie is now in a better place.

George is an honest man taking care of what seems to be sort of like a dumb son and him killing Lennie was justified because it is something that is a personal decision and you cannot judge his decision because his decision was justified. Also he has to kill he does have a choice of Lennie dieing slowly and painfully, or quick and painless but he does not want to make the same mistake Candy made. Yet George did not keep his promise with Lennie’s Aunt Claire but he had no choice. Another reason is George wanted to be with Lennie on the Ranch the rest of his life with Lennie and them but he didn’t get the chance because of how strong George was. Still Lennie had so much to offer because of George and how he helped Lennie. Then killing Lennie is George's decision and point

Others, however, could see it as if George was helping him out. Therefore, the fact that george killed Lennie is justified, because if George didn’t do it, then Lennie would have probably suffered and been killed through hatred. Also because Lennie is such a burden, and lastly, because Lennie was the reason that George’s dream won’t come true. One reason why George’s killing is justified, is because Lennie is kind of a burden to George, and sometimes other people. He causes George a lot of trouble and makes things very hard on George.

When George finds Lennie, he kills him because he does not want Lennie to suffer a painful death from the woman’s husband. What George does to Lennie is murder because Lennie is not given a chance to make up his own mind if he wants to be mercy killed.

Although Lennie acted different than George, George had no right to kill Lennie. George did not do the the right thing when he took his best friend’s life away because George promised Aunt Clara he would always take care of him. When the two men were first about to leave to start their travel for work, George makes a promise that he would take care of Lennie no matter what happened. “George said, ‘He’s my… cousin. I told his old lady I’d take care of him. He got kicked in the head by a horse when he was a kid”’ (22). George should have stuck to what he said and done whatever he could to take care of Lennie instead of killing him to get rid of the problems he caused. George reminds Lennie that Aunt Clara would not have been happy with the choices that Lennie always was talking about making. Instead of doing anything to help Lennie not make these decisions, he would just tell him not to do them which was not effective enough. “‘Jesus Christ, somebody’d shoot you for a coyote if you was by yourself. No, you stay with me. Your Aunt Clara wouldn’t like you running off by yourself, even if she is dead”’ (13). George was always reminding Lennie about how Aunt Clara would tell him to stop doing what he was doing, but would never do anything about Lennie’s actions. Instead of telling him what he would have been in trouble for, George should have punished Lennie for his

Despite the fact that murdering is immorally, mercy killing can be justified in George’s case as for Lennie was holding George back from doing more with his life and it may have helped prevent future damages because Lennie was a danger to the others.