When George made the decision to shoot his friend, it was for the sake of his future. Lennie committed a major crime; if George hadn’t of killed him his future would of been a lot worse. George and Lennie cared about each other and George did not want Lennie to be tortured by anyone, especially not Curley. Candy had the same thoughts, and he regretted that he did not kill his dog himself. "I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I …show more content…
The reason for killing Curley’s wife wasn’t out of hatred of spite but because he didn’t want to upset George. He knew that if he did something bad he could not tend to the rabbits, which were the thing that Lennie clinged onto that represented freedom and joy. George knew how fond he was of those rabbits and he knew that should be his last memory. “George raised the gun and listened to the voices. Lennie begged, ‘Le’s do it now. Le’s get that place now’ ‘Sure, right now. I gotta. We gotta.’ And George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie’s head.” Before George shot Lennie he reminded him of the place they were going to get so that he rested in peace and remembered all to most of the good things not the