Would you be able to kill your best friend or only companion? In the novellaOf Mice and Men by john Steinbeck, George had to kill the only person he traveled with. George and Lennie have traveled together because George promised Lennie’s aunt he would. As they travel, Lennie get both himself and George in trouble that George has to fix. That is, until Lennie does one thing that George can’t get them out of. George should have killed Lennie because he would have been put in an institution, Curley would have been cruel to him, and to keep others safe. One of the reasons why George should have killed Lennie is because he would have been put in an institution. From the beginning, it is easy to tell that Lennie is crazy, or at least mentally handicap.
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Lennie didn’t know how strong he was. When he would pet mice, he would squeeze them to hard and kill them. The puppy Slim gave him had bit him and he smacked it because he got mad at it, killing it. Lennie even said, “Why do you got to get killed? You ain’t so little as a mouse” (85). He, soon after, killed Curley’s wife, showing that if provoked enough, he could kill a person. Therefore, this lead George to kill Lennie. Some people think that George shouldn’t have killed Lennie because he didn’t know what he was doing. When Lennie killed the mice, it took him some time to realize it was dead. He didn’t know that hitting his puppy like that would kill it. “…I didn’t know you’d get killed so easy” (86), was something Lennie told the dead puppy. Even after killing Curley’s wife, he didn’t know she was dead until after she didn’t talk to him. However, if Lennie didn’t know what he was doing, how did he know they were bad things? After everything that happened, George still had to kill Lennie after what he did. Since Lennie couldn’t remember a lot of things and because he was so strong, George knew he wouldn’t remember that killing a person is a bad thing to do. If you were in George’s shoes, could you do what he
Lennie didn’t know how strong he was. When he would pet mice, he would squeeze them to hard and kill them. The puppy Slim gave him had bit him and he smacked it because he got mad at it, killing it. Lennie even said, “Why do you got to get killed? You ain’t so little as a mouse” (85). He, soon after, killed Curley’s wife, showing that if provoked enough, he could kill a person. Therefore, this lead George to kill Lennie. Some people think that George shouldn’t have killed Lennie because he didn’t know what he was doing. When Lennie killed the mice, it took him some time to realize it was dead. He didn’t know that hitting his puppy like that would kill it. “…I didn’t know you’d get killed so easy” (86), was something Lennie told the dead puppy. Even after killing Curley’s wife, he didn’t know she was dead until after she didn’t talk to him. However, if Lennie didn’t know what he was doing, how did he know they were bad things? After everything that happened, George still had to kill Lennie after what he did. Since Lennie couldn’t remember a lot of things and because he was so strong, George knew he wouldn’t remember that killing a person is a bad thing to do. If you were in George’s shoes, could you do what he