Is George Right or Wrong in Killing Lennie? In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George and Lennie have a very close relationship and their companionship is quite deep. During the 1930s, which was during The Great Depression, George and Lennie escape from Weed because they get into trouble. George has to look after Lennie because Lennie’s Aunt, Clara, is dead and no one takes care of Lennie. Then, they go to the Salinas Valley where they are going to work on a ranch. In regards to Lennie’s death, George is morally right to kill Lennie because George wants to protect Lennie from the painful death and save other people from Lennie’s uncontrolled strength. First of all, George is right to kill Lennie because George wants to protect
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Throughout the novel, Lennie kills several creatures such as mice, puppies, and eventually a human being - Curley’s wife. When Lennie uses his strength to kill other people, he does not even realize what he has done. The following lines display that how Lennie uses his powerful strength to kill a human being callously. To illustrate this idea, the author describe “She struggled violently under his hands. Her feet battered on the hay and she writhed to be free; and from under Lennie’s hand came a muffled screaming… He shook her then with anger. ‘Don’t you go yelling,’ he said, and he shook her; and her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck”(91). Basically, the author is saying that Lennie breaks Curley’s wife’s neck angrily. An examination of this quote reveals Lennie does not know how strong he is because he is child-like. Lennie cannot control his strength very well and does not even know what problems he might cause by using his strength. This can be interpreted to mean that Lennie may kill other workers on the ranch, so he has to be killed in order to save others’ lives. In addition, Lennie is not rational. Fortunately, George kills Lennie. Therefore, the workers on the ranch do not have to be concerned about risking their lives to work with Lennie who cannot restrain …show more content…
George may have taken Lennie’s life but he does it for the greater good of his friend, instead of being shot cruelly. In addition, George helps the workers on the ranch, making a safe environment that they can work without being concerned about their lives. According to Bob Marley, “The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you, you just got to find the ones worth suffering
Throughout the novel, Lennie kills several creatures such as mice, puppies, and eventually a human being - Curley’s wife. When Lennie uses his strength to kill other people, he does not even realize what he has done. The following lines display that how Lennie uses his powerful strength to kill a human being callously. To illustrate this idea, the author describe “She struggled violently under his hands. Her feet battered on the hay and she writhed to be free; and from under Lennie’s hand came a muffled screaming… He shook her then with anger. ‘Don’t you go yelling,’ he said, and he shook her; and her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck”(91). Basically, the author is saying that Lennie breaks Curley’s wife’s neck angrily. An examination of this quote reveals Lennie does not know how strong he is because he is child-like. Lennie cannot control his strength very well and does not even know what problems he might cause by using his strength. This can be interpreted to mean that Lennie may kill other workers on the ranch, so he has to be killed in order to save others’ lives. In addition, Lennie is not rational. Fortunately, George kills Lennie. Therefore, the workers on the ranch do not have to be concerned about risking their lives to work with Lennie who cannot restrain …show more content…
George may have taken Lennie’s life but he does it for the greater good of his friend, instead of being shot cruelly. In addition, George helps the workers on the ranch, making a safe environment that they can work without being concerned about their lives. According to Bob Marley, “The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you, you just got to find the ones worth suffering