If someone broke into a house, stole things, or tried to hurt someone, what would that person do? Would they just stand there, or would they try to defend themselves? Most people would try to defend themselves. If that means killing the person who is trying to hurt them, they will do whatever it takes. When a person hears the word death, many times they think it's relating to an accident. Maybe it was a car crash, an allergic reaction, or even a house fire. Accidental deaths are caused by random, often unpredictable, occurrences. In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Lennie is a big strong guy. He isn't the smartest guy around, so he doesn't know exactly what is right and what is wrong. Throughout the book, Lennie makes many mistakes,
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Although most of the times are not on purpose, some of them are. Chapter 3 is a heartbreaking chapter. Candy and his dog have been together since he was just a puppy. Now he is an old dog, who is very close to the end of his life. No one enjoys having him around, and always complains about him. Although Candy loves his dog very much, everyone gives him a hard time about him. They say he smells bad and can't see or hear, so they don't have a reason to keep him alive. Everyone agrees Candy should do his dog a favor, and end its life, and Candy has to go along with it and act like it doesn't hurt him. “Why’n’t you just shoot him Candy?” (Steinbeck 44). In this quote, Slim is trying to convince Candy to kill his dog because of how old he is. As this chapter goes on, all the guys convince Candy that it's time for his dog to go. He leaves the job up to Slim, to kill the dog he has had for its whole life.”A shot sounded in the distance. The men looked quickly at the old man. Every head turned toward him.” (Steinbeck 49). As this passage goes on, all the men don't really care that Candy's dog just got shot. They just keep going on with what they were doing. Candy is the only one that is truly hurt by the death of his dog. This death is an example of killing a living thing to put it out of misery. When someone or something is suffering, or isn't enjoying their life, it is justifiable to end it. There would not be a point in
Although most of the times are not on purpose, some of them are. Chapter 3 is a heartbreaking chapter. Candy and his dog have been together since he was just a puppy. Now he is an old dog, who is very close to the end of his life. No one enjoys having him around, and always complains about him. Although Candy loves his dog very much, everyone gives him a hard time about him. They say he smells bad and can't see or hear, so they don't have a reason to keep him alive. Everyone agrees Candy should do his dog a favor, and end its life, and Candy has to go along with it and act like it doesn't hurt him. “Why’n’t you just shoot him Candy?” (Steinbeck 44). In this quote, Slim is trying to convince Candy to kill his dog because of how old he is. As this chapter goes on, all the guys convince Candy that it's time for his dog to go. He leaves the job up to Slim, to kill the dog he has had for its whole life.”A shot sounded in the distance. The men looked quickly at the old man. Every head turned toward him.” (Steinbeck 49). As this passage goes on, all the men don't really care that Candy's dog just got shot. They just keep going on with what they were doing. Candy is the only one that is truly hurt by the death of his dog. This death is an example of killing a living thing to put it out of misery. When someone or something is suffering, or isn't enjoying their life, it is justifiable to end it. There would not be a point in