How To Write A Book Report Of Mice And Men

A book that has been significant to me is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The book circles around two men and their adventures as field workers during the Great Depression. One of the men, George, is very intelligent but he is uneducated. The other man, Lennie, is very tall and strong but mentally disabled. They dream of having a piece of land together; Lennie wants to raise and care for rabbits on the land, because he likes touching soft things. Because of this, he often kills the animals he touches and is accused of rape when he grabs a woman’s dress. Lennie’s disability constantly causes the men to have to move. When they settle in a new place, Lennie accidentally kills their boss’s son’s wife after she panicked while he touched her hair. Lennie runs away and George finds him at their meeting place. George retells Lennie their dream before he shoots him. When I first read the story, I was very upset at George because he chose to kill Lennie. He had many other options such …show more content…
People were less tolerant of the disabled back in the 1900s, so regardless if George told them it was an accident, they would have killed him anyway. Also, they would be wanted fugitives after Lennie murdered the man’s wife, so running away wouldn’t help. Even if they did decide to run away again, this same thing could possibly have happened. So, if George wasn’t there, they would probably kill Lennie. So, no matter what they chose to do, Lennie would always be in danger. George thought it was best to kill him while he was happy and picturing their dream than he be hanged or shot by someone else. George was thinking of Lennie, not himself when he decided to kill him. At first, I thought the book’s meaning was that sometimes you have to do what’s best for you, even if it hurts someone else. But now, I realize the meaning is that sometimes you have to do what’s best for someone else, even if it hurts