Why Is Lennie Justified In Of Mice And Men

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Hailey Rayle

Of Mice and Men
Although Lennie did not want to cause any harm, George was justified in his decision to shoot Lennie because Lennie was in trouble a lot, and a nuisance.
One reason George was justified to shoot Lennie because he constantly did bad things. In chapter one, George and Lennie were sitting by the Salinas river having a conversation when George states "'God, you're a lot of trouble, I could get along so easy and so nice if i didn't have you on my tail.'"(Steinbeck7) This means that Lennie is hard to deal with and George thinks his life would be a lot better without him. Lennie causes a lot of trouble which is why George was justified in shooting him. Another reason is because Lennie was a nuisance. In chapter one,

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