Did he make the right decision? Is he a murderer? In the book “Of Mice and Men” there are many difficult decisions to be made. George, one of the main characters, must deal with a mentally disabled close friend, known as Lennie who is also one of the main characters. Throughout this story Lennie gets him into lots of trouble unknowingly. George desires to have a home of his own however, he is unable to accomplish this dream due to Lennie’s actions which affect George. George must go throughout the story supporting himself and Lennie and getting them out of trouble that Lennie puts them in. However, at the end of the story Lennie gets them into some trouble that George can not fix and he must made a very hard decision. The question is did he make the right decision.
The kind of world that these two men live in is not a fair one. Men in this time are not very understanding or considerate. An example of a non considerate act in this story would be when the men begin to complain about a coworker, Candy’s dog. Candy’s dog is very old and they continue to bug Candy everyday about getting rid of the dog however, Candy has had this dog since it were just a pup and has been with Candy through everything. This dog is Candy’s only family left and Candy has no intention of getting rid of the dog. Due to the peer pressure of the …show more content…
Also, that the men that they were surrounded with in that time could have also influenced George to make that decision. They did the same to Candy’s dog and weren’t considerate to Candy and George maybe could have thought that eventually they would do the same with Lennie and he saw how Candy regretted not being the one to kill his closest friend so George did it before anyone could even think about it. I think that Lennie was George’s only family and now he is alone and he won’t know what to do without someone to have to support. I believe George made the wrong
The kind of world that these two men live in is not a fair one. Men in this time are not very understanding or considerate. An example of a non considerate act in this story would be when the men begin to complain about a coworker, Candy’s dog. Candy’s dog is very old and they continue to bug Candy everyday about getting rid of the dog however, Candy has had this dog since it were just a pup and has been with Candy through everything. This dog is Candy’s only family left and Candy has no intention of getting rid of the dog. Due to the peer pressure of the …show more content…
Also, that the men that they were surrounded with in that time could have also influenced George to make that decision. They did the same to Candy’s dog and weren’t considerate to Candy and George maybe could have thought that eventually they would do the same with Lennie and he saw how Candy regretted not being the one to kill his closest friend so George did it before anyone could even think about it. I think that Lennie was George’s only family and now he is alone and he won’t know what to do without someone to have to support. I believe George made the wrong