Of Mice And Men Justified Analysis

In the fictional novella, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, George’s decision to kill Lennie at the end of the novella was justified. The reason this decision was even a possibility was because Lennie, a colossal, powerful, and simple minded man, committed a horrible crime. He accidentally killed Curley’s wife. A woman who has the “eye” for other men. She is, of course, married to Curley, who is a young, mean, and abusive man. He is the son of the boss, and pretty much has authority over the other men on the ranch. He is very insecure about his wife. He always thinks that somebody’s going to hit on her, and that she will leave him. So, in order to make sure this doesn’t happen, he tells her that she can’t speak to anybody on the farm. …show more content…
This relates to George killing Lennie in, Of Mice and Men, because if Curley had found Lennie before George did, he would have given him a slow and painful death. On page 119 of, Of Mice and Men, Curley said “I know who done it”...“That big son-of-a-bitch done it. I know he done it. Why- ever’body else was out there playin’ horseshoes”... “ I’m gonna get him. I’m going for my shotgun. I’ll kill the big son-of-a-bitch myself. I’ll shoot ‘im in the guts”. Based on this quote, readers can infer that Curley wasn’t going to give Lennie a nice and peaceful death ( George shot Lennie in the back of the head, while Curley would’ve shot Lennie in the guts. A shot to the gut would be very painful) unlike George’s intentions. The overall meaning of this is that George killed Lennie in the most humane way he could. Lennie was unaware of his imminent death. However, if Curley found Lennie, he would not only kill him, he’d mock him, and make his last few moments on Earth, hell. Another piece of evidence that proves that George’s decision was justified was in, Of Mice and