Of Mice And Men Mercy

The ending of, Of Mice and Men was a very emotional ending not only because Lennie died but because George was the one to kill him. I do not believe this act is considered murder but more so mercy. Although I think that in today's times this would be considered murder by law. This is an act of mercy because Curley was going to kill Lennie and make him suffer by shooting him in the gut and letting him bleed out. George decided it would be best for him to kill Lennie and not Curley and he made this horrifying choice out of love and friendship.
I do believe that George made the right decision and sometimes the right choice isn't the most pleasant choice. George knows that they can't run forever eventually the police will find them and who's to say what will happen. They might kill Lennie where he stands or take him to prison to …show more content…
After Carlson shoots candy's dog in the back of the head Candy regretfully states that it should have been him to shoot the dog. George knows this and sees that it is only right for him to kill his best friend and not an enraged blood-hungry man like Curley. The most chilling part was that George killed Lennie just like Carlson killed candy's dog, a bullet through the back of the head. Although Lennie's execution was more prolonged because George loved Lennie no matter how many bad things he did. George and Lennie may not have had much in life but one thing they did have was each other. George stuck with Lennie no matter what he did because they were each other's families. Even though they weren't related George watched over Lennie to make sure he was safe. When Lennie threatened to run off into the woods George apologized and told him he wanted him to stay. Why would he do that if his life would be so much easier without him? He did it because Lennie was his best friend and all that he