How Do You Respond To Lennie's Monologue

The time has come for my decision. Do I kill my partner in crime or do I let something else probably worse happen? Lennie has been by my side for awhile now and he’s my friend, hence the reason I haven’t left. I know I act harsh and cruel to him sometimes, but it needs to get through to him. And I know at the end of the day, Lennie still will care for me, not just because he forgets things, but because I’m his friend and he just wants me happy. But do I let him either be killed harshly by a jealous crazy husband or put in jail to rot because he made a mistake? I think it’d be best if I just end his torture quick and happy. It’s either quick happy death, tortuous confusing death, or forever confined and treated in probably a horrible way. And who’s to say if Curley or the sheriff would get to him first. My best bet would be to happily put him to rest with all the other bunnies for him to forever pet in happiness.
He’d die by his only friend’s hand, but I could make him happy in his last moments. If I let anyone else get to him, he’d die because he didn’t mean to do something and dying because you accidentally messed up is no way to go. The other option is that he’d go to jail to rot. And who’s to say he’ll be treated nicely there and even then, he didn’t mean it. He never meant to kill her. I know so. No more acting as a parent. No more dead animals. I could live as I wanted to, just without George, my best friend. Plus, he’d be happy up there with all the animals he’s killed just because he wanted to pet them. And he could live his own farm dream up there without me, until I eventually join him. George will be in a happier place if I decide to shoot him myself. I can’t let Curley kill him, he didn’t mean to and if Lennie dies that way, I’d never forgive