Living off the fat of the land, sitting next to a warm fire on a cold winter day was all but just a dull, faint image in George's mind as Lennie lay stiffly next to him and the lugger. Lennie and George’s American Dream was what gave them hope; however, not all hope was lost. George could still be independent and live on his own ranch, though it would not be the same without Lennie, “tending the rabbits”. In Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice Of Men, vigorous altruistic George learns from candy’s regrets that if one loves something, let it go. Lennie did not mean to kill the mouse, the puppy, nor curley’s wife; he is juvenile and unaware of his own strength. This is curley’s excuse to get revenge; though lacking care for his dead wife, his main focus
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Killing a woman is not the first thing that came to Lennie’s mind, however he knew that he had got himself in trouble and that George warned him. Curley’s wife struggles to get breath as Lennie demands, “‘ I don’t want you to yell. You gonna get me in trouble jus’ like George says you will ’… For Lennie had broken her neck”(pg. 100 ch. 6). Lennie knew she was “jail bait” nonetheless, she had caught his attention with the texture of her soft hair. An incident that went from friendly to violent in the blink of an eye. She was dead and Lennie had knew that his dream of “tending the rabbits” was no longer available. George has to make a benevolent decision between shooting his best friend or running away, finding a new place to work and possibly get into more trouble. George has to shoot Lennie and he wants the last thing in Lennie’s mind to be the best thing,”’ Look across the river, Lennie an’ i’ll tell you so you can almost see it’”(pg. 105 ch. 6). Lennie’s favorite thing to think of was being independent, owning there own ranch and having rabbits and puppies. The best decision made was to shoot Lennie and let him leave the world happy and pain free. Lennie’s death leaves George unfulfilled and he understands that the American Dream is a loss of hope without him.
From the story, Of Mice Of Men, I learned that if you love something let it go. George was given the opportunity to run away with Lennie or end most of his own problems. The most responsible
Killing a woman is not the first thing that came to Lennie’s mind, however he knew that he had got himself in trouble and that George warned him. Curley’s wife struggles to get breath as Lennie demands, “‘ I don’t want you to yell. You gonna get me in trouble jus’ like George says you will ’… For Lennie had broken her neck”(pg. 100 ch. 6). Lennie knew she was “jail bait” nonetheless, she had caught his attention with the texture of her soft hair. An incident that went from friendly to violent in the blink of an eye. She was dead and Lennie had knew that his dream of “tending the rabbits” was no longer available. George has to make a benevolent decision between shooting his best friend or running away, finding a new place to work and possibly get into more trouble. George has to shoot Lennie and he wants the last thing in Lennie’s mind to be the best thing,”’ Look across the river, Lennie an’ i’ll tell you so you can almost see it’”(pg. 105 ch. 6). Lennie’s favorite thing to think of was being independent, owning there own ranch and having rabbits and puppies. The best decision made was to shoot Lennie and let him leave the world happy and pain free. Lennie’s death leaves George unfulfilled and he understands that the American Dream is a loss of hope without him.
From the story, Of Mice Of Men, I learned that if you love something let it go. George was given the opportunity to run away with Lennie or end most of his own problems. The most responsible