...George killing lennie was a Euthanasia. This is because it was a benefit to not only lennie but george too. Lennie would no longer have to suffer through his disability anymore. It would also not only save animals lives but peoples too. First lennie is has a desire to pet soft things and he gets really aggressive and keeps killing or harming animals and people. He would never understand what he was doing is wrong and lastly he will always be disabled and he can't help it. Ultimately george kills lennie is an active Euthanasia. Additionally lennie is disabled and doesn't really understand. In the text it states “Shapeless of face, with large pale.(2)”. From this we can automatically assume he has a disability just by his entire appearance. He clearly suffers everyday from a disability. So therefore by george killing lennie it takes away all his pain and suffering he goes through....
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...In the novella Of Mice And Men George was justified in killing Lennie because Lennie was justified in killing Lennie because Lennie was dangerous and a burden To begin Lennie was harmful to others and his surroundings. In chapter 1 in the book, Lennie kills a mouse from the very start. This introduces from the beginning that Lennie is harmful. As the story progresses Lennie goes on to kill a puppy (Steinbeck 85) and most importantly Curley's wife. (Steinbeck 93) These actions show that Lennie was detrimental to his his peers and surroundings. In addition, Lennie was a burden upon George. In the novella, George can not keep a steady job because of Lennie. In chapter 4 George says “course Lennie's a god damn nuisance most of the time.”...
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...majority. The novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck proclaims that George have the righteous and appropriate reason to take his best friend Lennie’s life. Although George is justified in killing Lennie, many people would argue that killing someone is still considered murder and he could have had other options. George is justified in killing Lennie because Lennie’s actions were slowly escalating, and since he already killed someone most likely he would do it again. To start off, Lennie first the mice his aunt Clara gave him, following the mice was Slim’s puppy, and his last victim was Curley’s wife. The bus driver dropped...
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...My opinions regarding George’s are that he was justified in executing Lennie because it’s the most humane way as well as the one which saves the most lives. George shot Lennie humanely, letting Lennie died in his happy place at peace with the world. If George did not make the shot it would’ve been Curly who shot Lennie and he would’ve cruelly killed Lennie resulting in him to die in shock and terror. Therefore George is justified in executing Lennie because it’d be better for Lennie to die peacefully rather than in shock and terror. Lennie’s strength and low intellect make for a dangerous combination, there are various instances where due to his uncontrollable strength Lennie kills someone/thing, instances such as the pup or Curly’s wife, just...
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... “The killing of a disabled person is not compassionate. It is not euthanasia. It is murder.” In John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men, there are many reasons to believe that killing is wrong. Lennie, one of the main characters, is a large man, but would be considered mentally handicapped and he loves soft things. When Curley’s wife and him are in the barn alone, he grabs ahold of her hair and she tries to pull away, but his grip on her hair was too strong for her to pull away from, she screams in terror. When she cries out, Lennie slaps his hand over her mouth in hope that nobody would hear her. As she continues to struggle under his firm grasp, Lennie continues to tighten his grip on her hair...
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...migrant workers, Lennie and George. Lennie and George are different from most migrant workers because they travel together not alone. Of Mice and Men, shadows the lives of George and Lennie as try to achieve the american dream of owning their own land and livestock. George and Lennie work to achieve their dream by working successfully on a ranch in California until Lennie kills Curley’s wife accidentally. Sacrifice and friendship is exhibited when George kills Lennie at the end of the book. George gives Lennie a more peaceful death, but in return he has to live in isolation without his best friend. The previous statements are justification for, in fact George is right to have killed Lennie. Readers are prepared for the killing of Lennie by George when Candy decides to let Carlson shoot his dog. Candy later reveals his regret by stating, “‘I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog.’”(61). If George left Lennie’s killing up to the other men that worked on the ranch, Lennie would have likely had a more gruesome death. If George had made decided not to take responsibility and shoot Lennie, he...
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...let go, it’s hard, but for George it didn’t seem that hard. Was it justified when George killed Lennie. No it was not, “If I was alone I could live so easy. I could get a job an’ not have no mess” (Steinbeck 103). George told Lennie, face to face, that he didn’t want him anymore. A lot of people might think that George killing Lennie was justified, but when you look at all the quotes and all that George says to Lennie, George was being selfish. He wanted to have a life of his own without Lennie dragging behind him. This was just a selfish act of killing, George killing Lennie was not justified. One reason I believe that George killed Lennie for his own selfish reasons because he had to take care of Lennie. “ I told his old lady I’d take care of him” (22). “My life would be so much easier if i didn’t have to deal with you” (10). It was George’s responsibility to take care of Lennie. He got so tired of it, and trying to make him smarter and into a George 2.0. He...
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...Justification for Mercy Killings The jurors for the trial of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the physician convicted of second-degree murder for helping 130 terminally-ill patients commit suicide, had to decide whether or not he was justified in assisting the death of these patients. After reading Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, the readers have a chance to take a side on relatively the same issue of whether or not mercy killings are justified. The novel is about Lennie Small, a huge, mentally impaired man, and George Milton, a friend that looks after Lennie, searching for work in California during the Great Depression. Towards the end of the novel, Lennie enrages Curley by accidentally killing his wife, and George is left with the decision of whether or not to kill Lennie himself. George decides to shoot him solely out of love for his friend, but this killing initiates a debate in which the readers can take sides about his righteousness. Some people believe that George is justified in killing Lennie and should have done it, while others would argue that George should not have done it and should be held accountable for murder. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, George Milton should have shot Lennie Small because George is his friend and knows what is best for Lennie, and he knows that if Lennie lives, he will suffer. Other people may believe that George should not have shot Lennie and should therefore be punished because Lennie has mental issues and his killing of Curley’s wife is a...
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...Is Killing a loved one ever justified? How would it be decided when to kill them? Yes killing another person can be at times. Like when George thought about killing Lennie it was not in hate, it was in Lennie’s best interest. These questions are fought in John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men. George was justified in killing Lennie since the other men would have tortured Lennie, he also saved Lennie from himself, and George vowed he would take care of Lennie and George thought this was Lennie’s best option. First of all George saved Lennie from being tortured by the other men especially Curley. George was justified since he gave Lennie mercy and made his death instantaneous. He prevented Lennie from a long and painful death. For example...
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...Is killing someone who’s very close to you okay? How do you know it’s the right time to do so? In the novella, Of Mice and Men( By John Steinbeck) George and lennie have this problem. At first i thought what the heck why did George kill lennie, but then after going over the book i realized that it was for his own good. George killing lennie is justified because if he didn’t do it lennie would’ve been killed by the other men out of hate and vengeance,George was saving lennie and not hurting him, plus Lennie was never going to get better and George knew that. One reason is George would’ve felt bad not killing lennie himself because the other men would have only been killing lennie out of hate and vengeance. “Look candy. This ol’ dog jus’ suffers...
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...Lennie’s in Of Mice and Men. Like Pamela, Lennie was suffering greatly and was relieved of this suffering by their death. There was a plethora of hurt that lied ahead of Lennie. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George killing Lennie was a euthanasia act that was an attempt to protect him from...
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...Can killing a person be justified? In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George Milton is faced with an ethical dilemma which is a situation that has no clear right or wrong answer. George’s decision can affect the life of his friend Lennie forever. George Milton and Lennie Smalls, who is mentally disabled, are friends who travel together in search of work. Many times they have had to flee a city because of Lennie’s inappropriate behavior towards women.Lennie’s unethical behavior had caused George to make a distressing decision. At the ranch that George and Lennie were working, Lennie had strangled and killed Curley’s wife. George had made the decision to end Lennie’s life in a peaceful manner. Many may say that what George did was unethical and morally wrong because Lennie had no say so in his death and did not have a fair trial. However, George was justified in killing Lennie and there are many reasons why....
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...Even though Lennie does not have the mental capacity to understand it, he poses a danger to those around him. Lennie is unable to decipher right from wrong, hence why he doesn’t understand his own strength hurts others whether it may be an accident or not. One example being the puppy which Lennie cared for. To Lennie, the puppy was “soft and nice”, until the puppy showed aggression to Lennie and he hit it too hard causing it to die. Lennie often retaliates to “aggressive” behavior throughout the novel, such as the mice he tends to as a child. When they show aggression to Lennie, he “pinched their heads”. Lennie’s actions may be accidental, such as the murder of Curley’s wife. However, when he kills her, he notices he’s “done a real bad thing”. Lennie’s choice to hide her body is essential because if anybody found out that he killed Curley’s wife, the consequence would result in his own death. George prevents more trouble for other men on the farm by killing Lennie because he would have been killed anyways. After the fatal death of Curley’s wife, Lennie’s death and there were only 2 ways: the men’s way or George’s way. George and Lennie’s relationship shows a strong correlation to Candy and his dog’s relationship. Candy...
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...for killing another person? Do they truly have the ability to understand the consequences of their actions? In the story “of mice and men” by John Steinbeck, George has the option to kill lennie or let Curley kill Lennie, because Lennie accidentally killed the wife of his enemy and is now on the run not completely realizing the impact of what he did. George can not find any other option but to kill Lennie. George feels like here is no other option but this one,and that it is the best choose for Lennie. George shooting Lennie is justified because George will not have to take care of two people, Curley will not kill Lennie with hate, and George would feel bad for Lennie if he was not the one that killed him because him and George have been through alot together lately. First of all,George was justified because Lennie does not know right from wrong....
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...around migrant farm workers George Milton and Lennie Small on their search for work in the Salinas Valley of California. Friends since childhood, George and Lennie settled for work on a ranch where troubles soon arose. While trying to protect Lennie, George was faced with a crippling decision and upon great consideration, shot Lennie in the back of the head. George made the right decision killing Lennie because, on his own, Lennie would not be able to take care of himself. Also, George realized that due to the fact that Lennie killed an innocent girl, they would not be able to run away from the problem this time. Some people may argue that George did not make an acceptable decision in killing Lennie, however, if George did not kill Lennie,...
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