Why Does Lennie During The End

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.

George was in the right saving Lennie, because Lennie would have been extremely afraid if the other men would have gotten to him. He knew he did a bad thing, and he also knew that if Curley got to him, it would not end well. Some people may argue that Curley would have shot him off the bat, and Lennie would have felt no pain. This may be true, but Lennie could also more than likely see or hear Curley coming, and fear could have swept over him. George would have also had to live with the guilt that he

In Of Mice and Men, George was right to kill Lennie. In the novel, Lennie killed a mouse, a puppy, and a woman. Lennie could have been charged with rape on two separate occasions. In Weed, Lennie grabbed a woman and ripped a part of her clothes off. At the farm, in the barn, Lennie stroked her hair and accidentally killed her. George killed Lennie, because Candy told George he wished he would have shot his own dog, Lennie killed Curley’s wife, the puppie, and the mouse, and the lynch mob would have done worse things to Lennie.

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

I also felt really sad for George when he had to shoot Lennie, but he did it all out of love. George really cared for Lennie and he proved that he did. Lennie didn't know how to handle certain situations, he was clueless and depended on George, when Curly attacked him he `looked helplessly at George` and cried “Make `um let me alone, George.” Lennie killed Curley's wife and would have to face serious consequences. He knew that Lennie wasn't a mean or bad guy, he was just like a child and lennie was kind of like his father. He didn't want Lennie to suffer, so he shot Lennie quick and painlessly, right in the back of the neck. He made sure Lennie was thinking about their little house and the rabbits that he always talked about.

When Lennie killed Curley’s wife, he didn’t mean to. Lennie likes to pet soft things, so when Curley’s wife let him touch her hair, he wouldn’t let go. When she told him to let go and started to scream, he defensively held on and led to shaking her, believing that if he gets in trouble George wouldn’t let him help out on the farm they were going to have. This promptly led to her death. George on page 95 said, “ All the time he done bad things, but he never done one of ‘em mean.” George knows Lennie didn’t mean to kill her and it probably was on accident . On the contrary, he knows the guys and thinks they would’ve sent Lennie to jail or worse, kill him .

Lennie posed a big threat to everyone’s safety because he could not control himself or his strength. Lennie couldn’t understand how to let go or be gentle, he didn’t know his own strength. He had killed mice, crushed Curley’s hand, killed a puppy, then finally killed Curley’s wife. All of these things Lennie

Once George finds him first, he decides it would be best if Lennie died, and so he shoots him in the back of the head where he will feel no pain. George and Lennie being the best of friends, it is surprising George decides to kill his mate. In a way, it makes sense. If the others were to catch Lennie first, then Curley would have most likely tortured or killed Lennie in a very painful way. During all this, George would have to watch without being able to do anything. Lennie made the mistake, and he will have to pay for it no matter what. The best way to quickly end it is to kill him painlessly when he is happy. This stops their goal of living together in a small house. George will either have to complete that dream himself or choose another companion. Either way, it is a loss for George and for Lennie. In a way, this may be the best for George. Now he doesn’t have to deal with a person who is constantly messing up and is hard to deal with. This act of deciding to kill Lennie is an epiphany. This is because, before this, George and Lennie were really close, but after, George had to go through the process of deciding to kill Lennie. The moment when George realizes that the best situation for his friend is for George to kill him is harsh. George did the best for Lennie, and that is what

some may argue George shouldn’t have shot him since they were companions. In chapter three slim and George talk about how Lennie is traveling around with George. Slim says, ‘“funny how you an’ him string along together”’(steinbeck 39) to George. Slim thinks Lennie and George's Friendship is unique. since most most migrants during the time period 1940's they usually traveled alone. From always traveling together George and Lennie have Built up a strong bond. However, Lennie had to die down because he was destructive. In chapter three Curley and Lennie have a heated conflict. Curley says to Lennie “‘Come on, ya big bastard. Get up on your feet. No big son-of-a-b is gonna laugh at me”’ (Steinbeck 62). Lennie after being hit over and over again, lennie grabs Curley’s hand and Breaks

Lennie killed his pup and many mice. Lennie was playing with his new puppy when he got mad at it and killed it. “Lennie sat in the hay and looked at the little dead puppy” (85), the quotation shows Lennie killed the puppy, but also earlier in the book they mention Lennie killing mice that is Aunt Clara gave him. This shows George did the right thing killing Lennie because Lennie was killing

Lennie has a good heart, but there is another side to his personality. He has a mental disability and is unaware of when he is causing harm to others. Several of Lennie’s crimes are mentioned in the book, the worst ending in the death of Curley’s wife. After killing Curley’s wife, Lennie seems bewildered and whispers, “I done a bad thing. I done another bad thing” (Steinbeck 473). Lennie’s ill-behaved actions are nothing new to him; however, he never learns his lesson. George is always pulling Lennie out of the holes Lennie digs for himself. There is nothing George can do to help Lennie this time; he commits a sickening crime. What if Lennie continues to injure others and can’t be controlled? Lennie is a dangerous, powerful criminal, and George is able to end the possibility of another life being damaged or

Lennie values obedience and anything soft which will ultimately cause him to make decisions that lead to his death. When Curley barged into the bunkhouse and started a fight with Lennie, he was too scared to fight back. As soon as George said, “Get ‘im Lennie!” Lennie immediately started to attack Curley (Steinbeck 63). This shows that Lennie will look to George for guidance and will obey him no matter what. This is important because it will cause Lennie to lose control and crush Curley’s hand. In the barn, Lennie accidently killed the

Lennie was mentally impaired, so he did not know what he was doing when he killed Curley’s wife. He didn’t deserve to get shot in the head. Lennie definitely did not deserve to be shot by George,his best friend. In the book, George goes to find Lennie before Curley can get to him. He finds him in the brush where George told him to hide at the beginning of the book. Lennie asks if George is gonna give him hell. George responds with, “Give ya hell?” This shows that even George knows that Lennie did not know what he was doing. Lennie was an innocent character who was shot for something he didn’t mean to do.

George knew the men would have found Lennie and have gotten justice their way, not his. George honored his best friend by ending it all. The lessons of Mice and Men were that you have to do what is right and to take responsibility. George did what he had to do, not what he necessarily wanted to

Although Lennie is often not entirely at fault for his potentially harmful behavior, he is still dangerous. Lennie may seem like a simple ,kind lovable character, but he has shown himself to be exceptionally dangerous to anything smaller than him. When Steinbeck first introduces Lennie to the reader, Lennie is holding a dead mouse in his pocket which he unfortunately killed by “ jus’ pettin” (5). This scene foreshadows Curley’s wife's’ death which is the driving factor to his demise. Before Lennie makes the biggest mistake of his life he is playing with his puppy in the barn when he hits the puppy, accidentally killing it. Lennie immediately starts thinking of solutions so George would not find out. Lennie's reaction is disturbing because instead of feeling bad that he just killed an innocent puppy, he decides to try to “hide it in the brush” (42). The fact that a soft animal lover like Lennie would kill a puppy (however accidently), damn it for dying, and then attempt to hide it away shows some of Lennie’s more dangerous