What exactly is humane death and do we as people have the right to make this decision? What would one need to know to be able to make this decision, and how could anyone ever know if they made the right decision? This is the decision that George had to make in the novel, “Of Mice and Men,” by John Steinbeck. George and Lennie are two friends that traveled and worked together. Lennie was a man of tremendous size with the mind and emotional level of a six year old; George was in a sense a big brother to Lennie helping him through many mishaps overtime. Lennie, however would make an innocent yet fatal mistake in this story when he accidentally kills the boss’s son’s wife at a ranch they both worked. There would be a manhunt after this horrible
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Lennie simply could not learn from his mistakes because of his mental handicap and he plainly did not comprehend his own strength despite his soft nature otherwise. George and Lennie were not new to running from situations that turned bad due to Lennie’s inability to comprehend life situations as an adult. Lennie had killed a puppy and mice from petting them too hard and consequently his last victim would be a woman. Lennie and George would run and hide from people who didn’t understand Lennie’s handicap and continuously start over in hopes of another outcome only to find the same time and time again. In Lennie’s last mishap he would encounter Curley’s wife, despite George’s request for Lennie to stay away from her because she caused trouble, Lennie would find himself alone with her. Curley’s wife would begin to be flirtatious with Lennie, asking him to feel her soft hair. Lennie not aware of Curley’s wife’s motives he would begin petting her hair as he did with the puppies and mice. Curley’s wife would ask Lennie to stop however Lennie would be unable to fully comprehend this request therefore resulting in Lennie once again not understanding his own strength and breaking her neck. This mistake would be too big in nature for Lennie and George to run and start over again. George knew that the best outcome for everyone was for George to take Lennie for a walk in a state of peace and comfort and take Lennie’s life before the men came with all their vengeance and
Lennie simply could not learn from his mistakes because of his mental handicap and he plainly did not comprehend his own strength despite his soft nature otherwise. George and Lennie were not new to running from situations that turned bad due to Lennie’s inability to comprehend life situations as an adult. Lennie had killed a puppy and mice from petting them too hard and consequently his last victim would be a woman. Lennie and George would run and hide from people who didn’t understand Lennie’s handicap and continuously start over in hopes of another outcome only to find the same time and time again. In Lennie’s last mishap he would encounter Curley’s wife, despite George’s request for Lennie to stay away from her because she caused trouble, Lennie would find himself alone with her. Curley’s wife would begin to be flirtatious with Lennie, asking him to feel her soft hair. Lennie not aware of Curley’s wife’s motives he would begin petting her hair as he did with the puppies and mice. Curley’s wife would ask Lennie to stop however Lennie would be unable to fully comprehend this request therefore resulting in Lennie once again not understanding his own strength and breaking her neck. This mistake would be too big in nature for Lennie and George to run and start over again. George knew that the best outcome for everyone was for George to take Lennie for a walk in a state of peace and comfort and take Lennie’s life before the men came with all their vengeance and