George loved Lennie and Promised Aunt Clara that he would look after him. Lennie had previously got in trouble. Curley would have got Lennie lynch anyway and he would have done it in a gruesome manner and inflicted pain on him. George wouldn’t have been able to stand there and just watch, he took the decision to kill Lennie himself, this not being an easy task itself. What he thinks what has happened is that he has underestimated Lennies strength and due to this previous occasion and Lennie mental state he could kill again easily. The jury wouldn’t understand as it was every man for himself at this time, Lennie and George where very close.…
The book, Of Mice and Men, is one that invokes thought in the reader. Although the book is well written, the movie does not come close to those same standards. After reading the book, then watchisng the movie, I saw some major differences as well as some insignificant differences. However, there were a few that were very obvious. One glaring difference that I saw involved the character simply known as "Curley's wife". One difference transpired during a scene that greatly influenced what I thought of her. However, in the movie, this scene never took place. This difference drastically altered my opinion of Curley's wife.…
"No, Lennie. I ain't mad. I never been mad, an' I ain't now. That's a thing I want ya to know"(Steinbeck 106) -George…
Do you think George should have killed Lennie even though they were friends? In John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men the main character George Milton had to make many tough decisions for himself and his friend Lennie Small. While George and Lennie are friends George ends up looking after Lennie more than anything due to his mental disability. Although Lennie was a hard worker, he made the mistake of killing the ranch owners daughter in-law which led George to have to make the decision to end his life in a quick manner, go on the run again, or let him suffer at the hand of the Ranch owners son. In the end George makes the decision to end Lennie’s life because he didn’t want to see him suffer at the hand of the ranch owners son, and he didn’t want anyone else to lose a loved one.…
The first reason that George's decision was justified is because no one wants to see their best friend killed in front of their own eyes. George knew that if the mob got to Lennie before he did, then he would be dead no doubt. So he ran as fast as he could to the spot where George said if Lennie ever got in trouble to go to. George took the gun from where Curley put it and went off to their spot. Even Slim thought that George needed to kill him “Never you mind,’ said Slim. ‘A guy got to sometimes.” Obviously, George did not want Lennie to die but he realizes it is him or them.…
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams dies, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. (Langston Hughes)” The film “Of Mice and Men” directed by Gary Sinise is an adaption of the novel with the same name written by John Steinbeck, it depict the iconic living conditions and life style of farmers in California during the great depression. Both the novel and the film emphasize the themes of “friendship”, “loneliness” and “loss of dreams” in which the characters are vividly portrayed in different scenes.…
George guesses about where Lennie is and races to the pool. To spare him from the ruthless attacks of the farm hands, George tolerantly slaughters his companion himself. Listening to the gunfire, the searchers join by the pool. They adulate George for his demonstration. Just Slim comprehends the genuine motivation behind George's…
The novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, is an extraordinary story of two men who travel together through tough situations and remain loyal to one another. They develop a strong friendship and share many qualities. My best friend, Alla, and I have known each other for over seven years and we have a strong bond. What binds us together are our differences and loyalty, just like Lennie and George, but unlike them, we have different dreams.…
Many believe that it is immoral if George to kill Lennie. Despite the fact that he is killing him and killing is thought to be morally forbidden, one needs to understand why he thinks its the best thing to do. George is doing what he thinks is right. It is not immoral of George to kill Lennie.…
The title of the book that I am doing my report on is Of Mice and Men. The author of this realistic fictional novel is John Steinbeck. The Penguin Group published it. Of Mice and Men was published in 1937 and has 107 pages. This story is about two friends, one of which is mentally impaired traveling to different states trying to make a living to accomplish their dreams. I believe that the author wanted to inform us about how hard economic times were back during the Great Depression.…
One may want to say that what George did, that is shooting Lennie, was either the right or wrong decision. To put it into such a black and white decision, right or wrong, good or bad, compassion or unjustification, cannot fully describe the choice that George made. You cannot truly say if what he did was right or not, but simply that he had to. What George did was something that his moral compass told him must be done. How can you say that they would have gotten away if George had done otherwise, that they would have escaped and made it to another ranch and continued on with their lives. Chances are they would not get away, chances are Lennie would have died either way, creating a situation even more cataclysmic on Georges…
This should never have gone to a grand jury, as with Zimmerman, the screaming for justice (ie trial and sentencing) was due to mob rule and not to adherence to the legal system.…
In my opinion Lennie Small is not guilty of homicide due to insanity pertaining from his lack of cognitive ability, which can be determined by the irresistible impulse test. Lennie knew that murder was wrong but could not stop himself. Lennie is a gentle soul and would never harm anyone on purpose. He didn't know how to act when Curley's wife threatened to tell George that he touched her hair, which in turn would take his beloved rabbits away from him. In Lennie's mind there was no way that a future without his rabbits was possible.…
[Candy] said miserably, "You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They says he wasn't no good to himself nor nobody else”(Steinbeck 60). Candy is introduced in the start of chapter two, he is described indirectly by the narrator as a “Stoop shouldered old man”(Steinbeck 18). He is said to have a round stump on his right arm, but no hand. His dog enters later in chapter two, whom is described as a “dragfooted sheepdog, gray of a muzzle, and with pale, old eyes”(Steinbeck 26). Through these characters, Steinbeck helps the reader understand the stereotype of the uselessness of the elderly and disabled. Along with this, Candy and his dog create a parallel with George and Lennie.…
In order to live a happy life , there are many sacrifices that you're going to have to take.George shooting Lennie was a sacrifice that George had to take in order to be happy and content with his life.So George definitely have the right to shoot Lennie. Lennie was causing so much mischief on the ranch such as killing Curley's wife and killing a puppy. George also kills Lennie in a more humane approach. George killing Lennie was out of pity and also out of love and care.In the book the character Candy ends up having his dog get killed by a fellow collegue by the name of Carlson. Candy regretted not being able to shoot his own dog because it would’ve been more merciful for him to do it than a stranger. The situation of Candy’s dog foreshadows that Lennie is going to die. The situation also teaches George a lesson causing George to be the person to shoot Lennie. George killing Lennie was the most merciful thing that he could do for Lennie.George not only wanted to end Lennie’s suffering but to also end the trouble that Lennie was causing on the ranch.…