Of Mice And Men Essay
A Life or Death Decision Sometimes people have to do things that they know will benefit others but this one action might be easier said than done. This type of scenario happened in a show, where the main character had to kill one of his brother's best friends because the friend was a threat to them. He ended up feeling extremely guilty about it and wasn't able to forgive himself for what he had done. In the book Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck, the same thing happens to the main characters, George and Lennie. George shoots Lennie in the head to save him from a mob who wants to kill Lennie. Now, some people might say that George was just giving Lennie a merciful death, but really, George's actions were not justifiable because he had no right to decide Lennie's fate.
Firstly, George did not have the right to take away Lennie's life. When he shot Lennie, it was like George had given up and had refused to protect his companion anymore. At first, George seemed to want to protect his friend when he said, “Lennie—if you jus’ happen to get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an’ hide in the brush.... Hide in the brush till I come for you. Can you remember that?” (8) but then he turned on Lennie by shooting him in the head. Some people say that Lennie had been saved from a horrible death and that many people were saved from Lennie because of what George did. They say that he deserved what he got because he killed the boss's son's wife. How is any of this fair? Yes, maybe Lennie had been given a merciful death, but that does not justify the fact that he was killed. This man had the mindset of a child, and a child does not know if what he is doing is right or wrong. If, instead of Lennie, it had been a child who had accidentally killed Curley's wife, I am sure that that child would not have been killed under such cruel circumstances. It should have been Lennie's choice of what to do next, not George's. By pulling that trigger,
Firstly, George did not have the right to take away Lennie's life. When he shot Lennie, it was like George had given up and had refused to protect his companion anymore. At first, George seemed to want to protect his friend when he said, “Lennie—if you jus’ happen to get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an’ hide in the brush.... Hide in the brush till I come for you. Can you remember that?” (8) but then he turned on Lennie by shooting him in the head. Some people say that Lennie had been saved from a horrible death and that many people were saved from Lennie because of what George did. They say that he deserved what he got because he killed the boss's son's wife. How is any of this fair? Yes, maybe Lennie had been given a merciful death, but that does not justify the fact that he was killed. This man had the mindset of a child, and a child does not know if what he is doing is right or wrong. If, instead of Lennie, it had been a child who had accidentally killed Curley's wife, I am sure that that child would not have been killed under such cruel circumstances. It should have been Lennie's choice of what to do next, not George's. By pulling that trigger,