...Of Mice and Men, George kills Lennie. There is question whether or not George was validated in his decision. Provided Lennie did not have malicious intent, George was justified in his decision to shoot Lennie because Lennie caused trouble and burdened George. To begin, Lennie caused many of the conflicts in the novella. In chapter three, Slim and Carlson were giving Curley a hard time about his wife's carelessness. Lennie is smiling during this event. Even though Lennie is thinking about the ranch, this is not the time nor place to be smiling. Curley says brutally, '"What the hell you laughin' at?'" (Steinbeck 62). In this quote Curley shows he is heated. He is also putting all of the blame for the situation with his wife on Lennie. This tends to be a theme throughout the book causing more trouble. After Curley confronts Lennie, he becomes very aggressive. "Curley was balanced and poised. He lashed at Lennie with his left, and then smashed down his nose with a right"(...
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...kill Lennie at the end of the novel. George most likely killed Lennie to either save him from a painful death by Curley or to saving him from killing others. He could also have killed Lennie for his own sake. George kills Lennie by shooting him to save him from a more painful death by the hands of Curley,who vowed to make him suffer.In the novel, Curley picked a fight with Lennie. Curley was beating Lennie and he wasn't even defending himself,waiting for George to give him permission to do so. When he did Lennie grabbed Curley's hand and ended up crushing it. Lennie didn't intentionally mean to crush Curley's hand but once he did, he couldn't stop himself...
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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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...When is it the right time to 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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...It was a good choice for George to shoot Lennie. Instead of Lennie getting tortured by Curley, and the other men, George had stopped Lennie from going though all the torture Slim and the others could've caused. If George wouldn't have shot Lennie, Curley would have tortured Lennie. If George wouldnt have shot Lennie, Lennie could have gotten George killed by Curley and the other men. Lennie also could have hurt other people. Back then people didn't have a lot of money and it wasn't fair for George to have to keep up with Lennie and having to run away from people for Lennie getting in trouble for trying to pet a girls dress and holding on when she screamed. If George would have not of shot Lennie, Slim would have tortured Lennie for killing...
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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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...farm dream died, Lennie kills Curley’s wife, and lastly george kills Lennie and also how John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing i the story and movie, “Of mice and men.” One of the most major events that happen in the story and the movie is that the farm dream died. The reason why the farm dream died is because Lennie dead at the end and they can’t afford it without Lennie. Crooks said that it wouldn’t happen anyway since everyone that Crooks has met, had the same dream and it never came true for them. “An never a gosh dang one of ‘em gets it”. (Document C) (Chapter 4) That all explains that rarely anyone or no one has gotten what they dreamed for which George and Lennie dreamed of the same thing. Obviously the things the Lennie and George dreamed of was the farm with rabbits and other farm animals. The second most major event that happened was that Curley’s wife got killed. The reason why she died was because Lennie broke her neck and killed her completely. None of the other people...
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...the internet (mentioning your source)..... The book Of Mice and Men is about two poor guys, George and Lennie, who travel together to find work. Lennie is a big, clumsy man, who doesn’t know his own strength and he is also childlike, simple and easily forgetful. Lennie goes through life with his fellow George, a smart guy and hard worker who takes care of Lennie. The book starts with them walking down a road, they ran away from their job in Weed because the stupid, innocent Lennie touched a ladie’s dress (because Lennie likes soft things). Lennie and George have a shared dream: having their own farm, where they can keep all kinds of animals, and can live from their harvest when they have saved enough money. When they on their way to a ranch, hoping to find work, they sleep in the clearing (a place near a river) for one night. The next day they come to the bunkhouse and they get a job. Soon they meet the other workers on the ranch, including Curley, the son of the boss. Curley is mean, aggressive and a lightweight-boxer. Because he is so small he doesn’t like big guys, he feels threatened by them. So an aggressive look and a rude attitude is his first reaction when he sees big Lennie. The next day when Curley comes into the room, Lennie is attacked by Curley. But strong Lennie defends himself and crushes (accidentally) the hand of Curley, because he tried to stop him. When Curley goes to the doctor, he said that his hand was trapped in a machine. He said this because...
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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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...decision by George which results in the death of Lennie, a mentally challenged character who is accompanied by George. This, though sad, was the right choice for the reasons of sparing Lennie, helping the public, and most of all, saving George from stagnation. Lennie was a danger to himself. He brought trouble wherever he went, such as touching a little girl’s dress out of curiosity, causing him and George to be run out of weed, losing their jobs. He was also too dumb to understand the consequences of his actions, such as drinking water from a stagnant pool as demonstrated in this quote; “ ‘Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night’...’You drink some George. You take a good big drink.’ He smiled happily.” (Steinbeck, 3). Lennie was a danger to others, he killed many animals by accident, and then was only mildly concerned. He was “too stupid to know his own strength” (Steinbeck, 62), which caused serious issues, such as when he broke Curley’s hand. This resulted in Curley hating Lennie even more, and an illogical and emotional reaction to the death of his wife,...
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...poems in the ‘Moon on the Tides’ anthology be seen to provide a meaningful insight into George and Lennie’s relationship? During the Great Depression of the 1930s when America was plunged into financial crisis, following the Wall Street Crash of October 1929, levels of unemployment and poverty were at a record high. Through this period, life was a struggle and the mentality of society became survival of the fittest, every man for himself. Migrant workers toured the country in search of labour to provide money for food. These men led lonely and emotionless lives, which are reflected through Steinbeck’s portrayal of his characters in his famous, yet bleak, 1930s parable ‘Of Mice and Men.’ In the novel, George and Lennie’s relationship diversifies them from the other ranch workers for the reason that they rely on each other for support and companionship ‘I got you and you got me.’ In particular, the dream they share of owning their own land, reflects the American Dream of being the ringleader of your own life with a level of self- sufficiency. The dream is a significant aspect in their relationship and is portrayed in the poem ‘The Moment’. Apart from each other, the only other thing that George and Lennie have to keep them motivated is the dream. The poem opens with the line “The moment when, after many years of hard work and a long voyage”. This is a metaphor for the life that George and Lennie live as itinerant workers and how they move from ranch to ranch together to find work...
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...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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...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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...Steinbeck, George made the correct decision when he shot Lennie. One of the first reasons it was good that George shot Lennie was because Curley was going to shoot him anyways but the way Curley would have shot most likely wouldn’t have killed him right away and then Lennie would have just suffered. “I’m going to shoot the guts outa that big bastard myself, even if I only got one hand . I’m gonna get ‘im”(Steinbeck). That quote proved the first reason because, the way George shot Lennie, Lennie was killed instantly. If Curly were to shoot him, he would “shoot the guts outa him”. Lennie would have ended up with a extreme amount of pain and suffering and George didn’t want that. The second reason it was good for George to shoot...
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...others. In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Lennie Smalls and George Milton who are farm workers, work and travel together through everything even though Lennie has a disability. These guys are working on different farms throughout the book even though they are batting different conflicts of the time period. All through the story, Lennie makes little mistakes because he does not realize his own strength. If George would not have made the courageous decision to kill Lennie on his own, he would have been tortured and live a painful life....
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