Analytical essay
George makes the right decision in ending Lennie's life because Lennie would have suffered a worse fate from Curley shooting him in the guts.In John Steinbeck's of Mice and Men George and Lennie two ranch hands that live in Salinas, California in the 1930’s. Lennie has a mental disability and is accidentally violent he kills Curley’s wife and a puppy. After the ranch hands find out he killed Curley's wife they are out to get Lennie but George decides to shoot him himself. George makes the right decision in ending Lennie's life because he saved him from a worse fate at the hands of Curley shooting him in the guts. Additionally, George makes the right decision because a friend does whatever it takes to make their friend feel …show more content…
Curley wants to shoot Lennie in the guts after he finds that Lennie killed his wife in the barn. After he finds out Curley starts chasing after Lennie “I’m goin, he said I'm gonna shoot the guts outta that big bastard myself, even if I only got one hand.I’m gonna get im. (Steinbeck 98). This supports the argument because it shows that if George didn’t kill Lennie then he would have suffered at the hands of Curley. Curley was going to shoot him in the guts and getting shot in the guts is worse than getting shot in the head. When you get shot in the stomach you will bleed out and it will take longer for you to die then being shot in the back of the head. This also proves that George is protecting Lennie because he doesn’t want Lennie to …show more content…
George knows he can’t live without Lennie when they are in the brush and George is making Lennie beans and he says that he wants ketchup with his beans and George says that he could live so easy without Lennie. After George says that Lennie started to get mad and George tries to explain what he was saying “No look I was jus foolin Lennie because I want you to stay with me”(13)This supports the argument because it shows that George cares about Lennie and isn’t willing to lose him because George knows he needs him but even though George knows he needs Lennie he makes the sacrifice in shooting him . George is protecting Lennie because even though George might turn into a regular old ranch hand he doesn't want him to
George makes the right decision in ending Lennie's life because Lennie would have suffered a worse fate from Curley shooting him in the guts.In John Steinbeck's of Mice and Men George and Lennie two ranch hands that live in Salinas, California in the 1930’s. Lennie has a mental disability and is accidentally violent he kills Curley’s wife and a puppy. After the ranch hands find out he killed Curley's wife they are out to get Lennie but George decides to shoot him himself. George makes the right decision in ending Lennie's life because he saved him from a worse fate at the hands of Curley shooting him in the guts. Additionally, George makes the right decision because a friend does whatever it takes to make their friend feel …show more content…
Curley wants to shoot Lennie in the guts after he finds that Lennie killed his wife in the barn. After he finds out Curley starts chasing after Lennie “I’m goin, he said I'm gonna shoot the guts outta that big bastard myself, even if I only got one hand.I’m gonna get im. (Steinbeck 98). This supports the argument because it shows that if George didn’t kill Lennie then he would have suffered at the hands of Curley. Curley was going to shoot him in the guts and getting shot in the guts is worse than getting shot in the head. When you get shot in the stomach you will bleed out and it will take longer for you to die then being shot in the back of the head. This also proves that George is protecting Lennie because he doesn’t want Lennie to …show more content…
George knows he can’t live without Lennie when they are in the brush and George is making Lennie beans and he says that he wants ketchup with his beans and George says that he could live so easy without Lennie. After George says that Lennie started to get mad and George tries to explain what he was saying “No look I was jus foolin Lennie because I want you to stay with me”(13)This supports the argument because it shows that George cares about Lennie and isn’t willing to lose him because George knows he needs him but even though George knows he needs Lennie he makes the sacrifice in shooting him . George is protecting Lennie because even though George might turn into a regular old ranch hand he doesn't want him to