How Does Steinbeck Make Lennie's Decisions
In “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, George makes a rash decision, and that decision is shooting Lennie. I think George made the right decision shooting Lennie because Curley would’ve made sure Lennie was tortured, and Lennie got to die happy. Also, George gets to make sure no one else can get their hands on Lennie, causing him to get hurt worse than what already happened.
In the first place, when Lennie killed Curley’s wife, Curley was hell-bent on getting his revenge. Lennie was scared because he knew what was going to happen. Letting Curley get this satisfaction would’ve disappointed George. Here’s a quote that shows that Curley wanted to make sure Lennie suffered. “I’m going for my shotgun. I’ll kill the big son-of-a-bitch myself.” (Steinbeck
96). This quote shows that Curley wanted to make sure that Lennie suffered for what he had done to his wife, and this would’ve depressed George because he would’ve seen his best friend in pain.
Similarly, when George shot Lennie, he was talking about how he was so happy to hear that he was going to be tending to the rabbits on the farm. George shot Lennie when he wasn’t expecting it, so Lennie didn’t feel any pain. The quote that shows that Lennie is happy when George faces his ultimatum. “Lennie giggled with happiness. “An’ live on the fatta the lan’.” (Steinbeck 105).
Comparatively, George made sure that no one got near him to witness him kill Lennie by sending them the wrong way. He knew where Lennie was going, so he sent them the opposite way. The quote I’m about to show is more than one sentence. “It seemed to take George some time to free his words “He---would of went south,” he said. “We come from north so he would of went south.” (Steinbeck 97).
In the final analysis, George had to make a tough choice whether to kill Lennie or not, but he chose the right choice, no matter how hard the choice was.
In the first place, when Lennie killed Curley’s wife, Curley was hell-bent on getting his revenge. Lennie was scared because he knew what was going to happen. Letting Curley get this satisfaction would’ve disappointed George. Here’s a quote that shows that Curley wanted to make sure Lennie suffered. “I’m going for my shotgun. I’ll kill the big son-of-a-bitch myself.” (Steinbeck
96). This quote shows that Curley wanted to make sure that Lennie suffered for what he had done to his wife, and this would’ve depressed George because he would’ve seen his best friend in pain.
Similarly, when George shot Lennie, he was talking about how he was so happy to hear that he was going to be tending to the rabbits on the farm. George shot Lennie when he wasn’t expecting it, so Lennie didn’t feel any pain. The quote that shows that Lennie is happy when George faces his ultimatum. “Lennie giggled with happiness. “An’ live on the fatta the lan’.” (Steinbeck 105).
Comparatively, George made sure that no one got near him to witness him kill Lennie by sending them the wrong way. He knew where Lennie was going, so he sent them the opposite way. The quote I’m about to show is more than one sentence. “It seemed to take George some time to free his words “He---would of went south,” he said. “We come from north so he would of went south.” (Steinbeck 97).
In the final analysis, George had to make a tough choice whether to kill Lennie or not, but he chose the right choice, no matter how hard the choice was.