George did make the right decision when he ended Lennie’s life by shooting him in the back of the head because Lennie was a threat to the general population and he was even a threat to animals. Lennie killed mice all the time, he even killed a few birds. Then one day he killed a puppy that was only a few weeks old, and one day in town he grabbed a little girl’s dress and scared her. Then toward the end of the book he killed Curley’s wife.
Lennie was a big threat to people and animals. When he was little his aunt Clara would give him mice to pet, but then he would pet them too hard and break their backs or crush their heads by accident. Finally his aunt Clara had enough of Lennie killing the mice so she gave him fake mice, but he didn't like those so he started petting dead mice that he had found. He also killed a puppy. One day he was playing with a little puppy and he smacked it on the snout too and it killed the puppy. Before that he scared a little girl while …show more content…
When Curley had found out that Lennie had killed his wife he had said that if he killed Lennie he would shoot him in the stomach to make him suffer, so it was better for George to shoot Lennie in the back of the head then have him get shot in the stomach by Curley and lie there dying slowly and painfully.
Even though shooting Lennie in the head may have been cruel and it may not be right for someone to take someone else’s life, but on the other hand it was better for George to shoot Lennie in the head then have Curly shoot him in the stomach and pretty much torture him until he was dead because Curley seemed as if he didn’t care that Lennie killed his wife and he was just trying to get back at him for breaking his hand while they were
Lennie was a big threat to people and animals. When he was little his aunt Clara would give him mice to pet, but then he would pet them too hard and break their backs or crush their heads by accident. Finally his aunt Clara had enough of Lennie killing the mice so she gave him fake mice, but he didn't like those so he started petting dead mice that he had found. He also killed a puppy. One day he was playing with a little puppy and he smacked it on the snout too and it killed the puppy. Before that he scared a little girl while …show more content…
When Curley had found out that Lennie had killed his wife he had said that if he killed Lennie he would shoot him in the stomach to make him suffer, so it was better for George to shoot Lennie in the back of the head then have him get shot in the stomach by Curley and lie there dying slowly and painfully.
Even though shooting Lennie in the head may have been cruel and it may not be right for someone to take someone else’s life, but on the other hand it was better for George to shoot Lennie in the head then have Curly shoot him in the stomach and pretty much torture him until he was dead because Curley seemed as if he didn’t care that Lennie killed his wife and he was just trying to get back at him for breaking his hand while they were