Should George Have Killed Lennie

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Should George have killed Lennie,? Absolutely not, it is not right to kill people almost ever, reason why well the obvious he had no idea what he was doing he is not the brightest person, George was supposed to take care of Lennie, Well he is getting the Death Penalty for killing a person that is not right So first things first he is not a intelligent person so yeah, if he does not know what he is doing why would you kill him for that. “… Drive a cultivator he can do anything just give him a try” (Steinbeck 22) That Quote is referring to when they first went to the farm and George was explaining how Lennie was really, really strong and he could do almost anything he was just not the brightest person. Secondly George was supposed to take

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