The book, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, has many different emotions in it. There is love, George and Lennie, Hate, lennie and Curley, and even death. But even in the end did George want to shoot Lennie? Even though Lennie did a lot of damage, George was not justified in his decision when he killed Lennie because George loved him and helped him.
First, George shouldn't have killed Lennie because Lennie was like family, and George cared for him. An example of when George and Lennie care for each other occurs in chapter one when they were talking about how they are protecting each other. Lennie says,"’I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you’" (Steinbeck 14). George cares for Lennie and Lennie cares for George. Their
First, George shouldn't have killed Lennie because Lennie was like family, and George cared for him. An example of when George and Lennie care for each other occurs in chapter one when they were talking about how they are protecting each other. Lennie says,"’I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you’" (Steinbeck 14). George cares for Lennie and Lennie cares for George. Their