Mentally Retarded People In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Mentally retarded people should have different rules than a person with a so called “ normal” person. First they don’t learn as quick or understand things as fast as people who have a normal mind set. Next is they shouldn't have as many privileges as us because they are harder to maintain and keep an eye on. Also they should have a shorter leash so then someone is always watching over them to keep an eye on him. At the end of the book George’s action was justified. George wanted to put Lennie out of his misery before he was killed by Curley. If George wouldn't have shot Lennie, Curley would have tortured him before he killed him. Also George wanted Lennie to go out like a light not to let him suffer because he did what he thought was right
at the time. Then George felt guilty but he did what was right for his friend when he was being hunted for killing Curley's wife on accident. George didn’t shoot Lennie. They ran off to the farm that they bought with Candy. They had 30 acres to themselves. Lennie got to take care of his rabbits. They had a lot of farm animals to attend to and take care of. They slaughtered pigs, chickens, and cows for their meals and took chicken eggs. They Lived in an log cabin with a open wood stove and a bear rug in the middle in the living room. A huge view of a mountain side that Lennie loved to sit there and watch the sun go down behind. Candy had gotten two more dogs. They help push the cattle into their medeos and barns. George is still watching over Lennie and keeping him out of trouble.