George isn’t a mad murderer! In John Steinbeck’s book, Of Mice and Men, George’s actions are often debated upon. George’s actions throughout the book were all justified. This story demonstrates an extremely strong friendship between George and his mentally challenged friend, Lennie. It may seem that George is sometimes too tough on Lennie, but this is how he disciplines Lennie to keep him in line and out of trouble. George gives Lennie companionship and someone to talk to. He also wants to see Lennie succeed, and is justified in shooting him in the end. George is always telling Lennie how easy his life would be without him. Although this is true, without Lennie, George would be very lonely. This claim is proven when George says, “With us
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George didn’t kill Lennie out of meanness. George felt it was the right thing to do and it indeed was. If the other ranchers had come along and shot Lennie in the gut, Lennie would have suffered. George shot Lennie in the back of the head so that Lennie’s death was quick and he didn’t suffer. Of course it wasn’t easy for George to shoot his best friend. In the story, it says George’s hand was shaking before he pulled the trigger and he struggled to bring himself to finally shoot him. This is another reason that shows how George is innocent and wasn’t killing Lennie out of frustration or anger. If George was a heartless murderer then he would have had no problem pulling the trigger. At the end of the story, George says to Lennie, “No, Lennie. I ain’t mad. I never been mad, an’ I ain’t now.” (Steinbeck 106). To put Lennie in a peaceful mindset, George talks to Lennie about their dream and Lennie’s favorite, the rabbits. George made sure Lennie was thinking about something that makes him happy before his death. If the ranchers came Lennie would have seen them with guns and would get frightened. This would have not been as peaceful of a death for Lennie and George knew that. People may say that George could have not shot Lennie and they could have run away. This would have not been a great choice because Lennie was bound to get into a predicament again, doing something even worse than killing Curley’s wife. They had tried to run away before and they were in the same situation again. Overall, George shooting Lennie himself was the safest choice for both of
George didn’t kill Lennie out of meanness. George felt it was the right thing to do and it indeed was. If the other ranchers had come along and shot Lennie in the gut, Lennie would have suffered. George shot Lennie in the back of the head so that Lennie’s death was quick and he didn’t suffer. Of course it wasn’t easy for George to shoot his best friend. In the story, it says George’s hand was shaking before he pulled the trigger and he struggled to bring himself to finally shoot him. This is another reason that shows how George is innocent and wasn’t killing Lennie out of frustration or anger. If George was a heartless murderer then he would have had no problem pulling the trigger. At the end of the story, George says to Lennie, “No, Lennie. I ain’t mad. I never been mad, an’ I ain’t now.” (Steinbeck 106). To put Lennie in a peaceful mindset, George talks to Lennie about their dream and Lennie’s favorite, the rabbits. George made sure Lennie was thinking about something that makes him happy before his death. If the ranchers came Lennie would have seen them with guns and would get frightened. This would have not been as peaceful of a death for Lennie and George knew that. People may say that George could have not shot Lennie and they could have run away. This would have not been a great choice because Lennie was bound to get into a predicament again, doing something even worse than killing Curley’s wife. They had tried to run away before and they were in the same situation again. Overall, George shooting Lennie himself was the safest choice for both of