Of Mice and Men

In the story ‘’Of Mice and Men’’ by John Steinbeck, were George and Lennie are moving ranch to

ranch due to lennie getting themselves in trouble. If George didn’t kill Lennie for killing Curley’s wife, who

would have killed lennie? He wouldn’t get a fair trial on court.

In the 1930’s mentally handicapped people wouldn’t get fair treatment in court, so if George was

even able to get Lennie to the police without Curley killing him, locking him up still wouldn’t be the right thing  

to do. It was better that George comforted him by talking about rabbits before he shot him.

George’s mercy killing Lennie for the fact that he would not feel any emotional pain or suffering for

what he did made it fair. George is the only one to understand why he did it. I think that George was right to

kill Lennie no one else would have done it the same way.

The fact that George said ‘’Come hide in the brush here if anything happens.’’ Foreshadows that

Lennie will get in trouble. Also that he said ‘’Stay away from Curley’s wife, don’t talk to her shes’ trouble.’’

Foreshadows lennie doing something to her since she wont stop trying to talk to him.

It wasn’t Lennie’s fault, but if he had not killed her something else would have happened since

curley already had it out for him.

If George hadn’t killed Lennie, Curley would have, and he wouldn’t care. He simply would have shot

him with no mercy. Better a friend do it than a stranger or someone who wouldn’t care. Just like Candy

wished he had killed his dog and not Carlson. George took it from Candy and did it right, doing more so out

of love than anger; and doing its because its the best option for lennie.