Of Mice And Men Decisions Essay

In the book, “Of mice and men,” George is forced to make a tough decision at the end of the book; Run and potentially let Lennie suffer the consequences of his actions, or to simply put him out of his misery, and not suffer at all. George ended up making the decision to painlessly end the life of Lennie so he wouldn’t have to suffer from the potential consequences he would have to face if he were left alive. George made the wrong decision. Previously, the two were in a similar situation, and they were able to run from the problem. What makes it different now? Because of his decision making, George has to now live with the thought that he put his best friend down instead of trying to work through it. George was wrong to put his only true companion down because of a potential threat.
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Lennie isn’t the smartest person in the world, and ends up getting in trouble at the previous ranch they were working on. This is a very similar situation that the two were in at the end of the book. The difference between the two situations, however, is that George and Lennie were able to successfully flee from the trouble on the ranch they had worked on in Weed. On the contrary, George decided to kill Lennie despite the fact that they had the same option run and escape danger. They have already escaped trouble or maybe even certain death once, so there is a chance that they could do it again.
Secondly, George has to now live his life remembering and reflecting on the fact that he killed his only true companion because of a threat or suffering that could have potentially been avoided. Different emotions can flow over him, things such as sadness, anger or frustration, and emptiness. At the end of the film version of the book, “Of Mice and Men,” it shows George remembering good times he had with Lennie, and now he can’t make any more of the