How Does George Kill Lennie Selfish

Although the answer to this question can be defended either way, I feel that George is justified in killing Lennie. Aside form the fact that Lennie has been and will continue to be a hindrance to George in both his personal and professional life, this is not George's main motivation for carrying out such a serious deed. Ultimately, George kills Lennie in a sense of mercy. Lennie, although he may have continued on living a happy, oblivious life, would most likely have found a much worse demise. Due to his lack of cognitive skills and his unbridled brute strength, Lennie continuously found himself in situations where not only did he do something that gets him in trouble or that he didn't mean to do, but angers other people in the process. In fact, when George ultimately does choose to kill Lennie, Lennie was essentially on the run. Curly and the rest of the people from the farm were on a man hunt to kill Lennie and possibly George because of the trouble that he had caused for all of them (mainly the accidental manslaughter of Curly's wife). They certainly would not have been as nice, comforting, or humane as George was in killing him. George did not see an end to Lennie's antics, and so "putting him out of his misery" was a way to protect himself from Lennie, but also Lennie from himself.

A piece of text from the book Of Mice and Men says that, “Guys like us got no family. They make a little stake an’ then they blow it. They ain’t got nobody in the worl’ that gives a hoot in [heck] about ‘em” (Steinbeck 104). Therefore, George was pointing out to Lennie that they have what most guys in their time period don’t, they have each other and George is telling Lennie that that’s how he wants it to stay. George doesn’t want to kill Lennie, but he feels like has to. George is going to regret this in his future. A different quote I found is when George and Lennie are talking, “Lennie said ‘I thought you was mad at me, George.’ ‘No, Lennie. I ain’t mad. I never been mad, an’ I ain’t now. That’s the thing I want ya to know’” (Steinbeck 106). Therefore, this quote tells us that George doesn’t want to kill Lennie, but he feels as if he needs to. Lennie was George’s only family and George wants Lennie to know that before he kills him. George cares about Lennie and George is not going to be happy after Lennie is gone for a little bit. The act of George killing Lennie is

The mice and Men so the prompt that I chose was what would happen if George went with Lennie Instead of killing him .So I think George went with Lennie I think there friend ship would last longer and they would get along more and they would have a great time In some ways . So like George would been cool and not to kill Lennie at all and they would have a lot of great things to talk about other greats thing they knew and I don’t think George would have a really great time with Lennie I don’t think, he would not kill Lennie at all . But however In George's eyes, he was saving Lennie, doing him a favor. He felt that the angry mob would have punished Lennie beyond what he deserved, and he also believed that Lennie may continue to hurt people if he lived.

Did George do the right thing by shooting Lennie? That’s a good question, and to me I think he did. If it wasn’t going to be George who shot Lennie, then it would’ve probably been Curley. The way Curley wanted to deal with Lennie was by making it as long and as painful as it could’ve been for Lennie. Towards the end, the author mentions Lennie having a happy laughter before he was shot and that to me is a humane way to be killed with all the other options being considered.

55.3 million people die a year and 151,600 people die a day. Lennie has killed two animals, one human and has hurt two people. George is justified in killing Lennie because he would of faced more harm being alive than being killed in a nice care free moment with George looking into the lake and thinking about a fake worlds without being bothered by Curley or being sent to jail.

Lennie and George were always together especially after Lennie's aunt Clara died. George explained his relationship with Lennie by saying, "Him and me was both born in Auburn. I knowed his Aunt Clara. She took him when he was a baby and raised him up. When his Aunt Clara died, Lennie just come along with me out workin'. Got kinda used to each other after a little while” (Steinbeck 386). Lennie has always had someone to care for him. George took it upon himself to provide for Lennie after his aunt died. If something happens to George or they get separated Lennie wouldn’t know what to do. George killing Lennie was better off for the both of

Should you kill someone or let them suffer? John Steinbeck the author of the book Of Mice and Men writes a story that takes place in the time of the Great Depression. He writes about two people that have been friends since they were little kids and one relies on the other a little too much. George helped Lennie from their old job in Weed because Lennie was accused of by the townspeople. Then George and Lennie got to their new job at the ranch and George made sure that Lennie knew not to talk to the boss. Lennie killed Curley’s wife and went to the bush where George told him to go if he got in trouble. George went and found Lennie and then shot him. Without a doubt, George did the right thing by shooting Lennie.

Would you kill someone or let them suffer? Well in Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, during the Great Depression, George had to make a choice on whether he would allow his friend Lennie to suffer or kill him so he wouldn’t suffer. George and Lennie have been friends since they were kids. They even travel together, but in this time period this was strange because most people travel alone. George takes care of Lennie because Lennie has a disability. Lennie can’t remember anything, and when Lennie’s scared he holds onto things and doesn't let go. Lennie also likes to pet soft things for example a mouse, but if the mouse tries to bite him he will kill the mouse. George helps Lennie out of trouble. For instance when Lennie killed Curley’s wife and Curley wanted revenge, George had to decide if wanted Lennie to suffer or a quick fast death. Without a doubt, killing Lennie is the best option George has.

George killed his best friend with nothing but sympathy and love. If George wouldn’t have killed Lennie, Curley would have in front of him. If Curley didn’t kill him he would have been put in jail or a worse place like an insane asylum. George killing Lennie was mercy killing and he did what he had to do for Lennie’s sake.

“If you was to take him out and shoot him right in the back of the head.” “He leaned over and pointed, “right there, why he’d never know what hit him.” In the book Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck two men named George and Lennie want to own their own house the problem is that Lennie keeps getting in trouble and George has to figure out if he wants to kill Lennie or not. George did the right thing to kill Lennie because Lennie would be in misery if the other men locked him up, Curley would of shot Lennie in the stomach and let him suffer, and if George and Lennie would of ran away Lennie would of done the same thing.

In Mice and Men during the end George could of helped Lennie escape, or did what he had done which was killing him. I think George had no other choice, but to kill Lennie. I say this, because Lennie is in danger to everyone around him, Lennie won’t have to suffer, and George didn’t have to run away anymore.

Imagine you are a psychiatrist and one of your patients, says she wants to be euthanized because she is sick of having to suffer through her disorder. What would you do? In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, two men, George and Lennie, go to California during the depression to find jobs. They traveled to a ranch that they were hired to buck barley at. By the end of the book, Lennie accidentally killed Curley’s wife because he has no control over his strength.

George killed Lennie because Slim was looking for him to shoot him the the gut so he could watch him suffer so George shot him the head so he didn’t have to suffer. George should not have killed Lennie because Lennie is disabled, they could have ran and hid somewhere, they may come after George now that he has killed Lennie

After reading the novel, Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck, I felt relieved and shocked. The novel ends with George shooting Lennie in the head because he killed the bosses sons wife. Lennie was born with a mental disability causing him to look up upon George. When Lennie killed Curry’s wife, a whole lynch mob was on the look out for him. George saw no other choice but to take Lennie out of his misery. I felt relieved because it wasn't the first time Lennie had caused a scene, previously they had to leave town because of an incident Lennie had caused. George already knew Lennie could not control himself and some point he couldn't try to control Lennie forever. In the last chapter is states “George still stared at Curley’s wife. “Lennie never done it in meanness,” he said. “All the time he done bad things, but he never done one of ‘em mean.” He straightened up and looked back at Candy. .. He said sharply, “I ain’t gonna let ‘em hurt Lennie.” George loves Lennie unconditionally, this makes him choose to kill Lennie

Before George kills Lennie, he reassures him that they will be there for each other forever. Lennie doesn’t want George to ever leave him, and that is shown by this quote in the book, spoken by Lennie. “You ain't gonna leave me, are ya George? I know you ain't.” George then answers, “No” (103). Even though George did not want to kill Lennie, it was the best choice for the both of them. George was still Lennie’s best friend, but he would look out for him till the end. Even if the end meant