The Role Of George Justified In Of Mice And Men

How would you feel if you had to shoot a family member or person in general? How do think you would feel after killing a loved one? How would people look at you after killing someone so very close to you? These were challenging thoughts that George Milton questioned at the end of John Steinbeck's novela , Of Mice And Men. Some people would say that having George be the one to kill Lennie would not be justified. Or how no one should ever be killed because it is not the right thing to do. However, in George’s mind he was simply putting Lennie out of misery; he felt that he was showing mercy. In conclusion, George’s action in killing Lennie was justified because he felt that he should be the one to help take the grief from him because the other men were determined to kill him out of hate and rage.

One reason george was justified in the decision he made of killing Lennie was the fact that George was the one who vowed to Lennie’s Aunt Clara to take care of him and watch over him and make sure he doesn't get into trouble. This is obvious when George says “ I told his old lady I’d take care him” ( Steinbeck 22 ). Lennie could not function alone, even though he was a grown man. At one time he relied
And No matter how many times George had reminded Lennie of what to do and what not to do, Lennie just ended up forgetting what he was told. George also knew that Lennie was not feeling comfortable with moving around to new places all the time and how he never felt at home because he knew that the ranch was a dangerous place especially after Curly had confronted about he was gonna get it if Lennie had said anything bad about him. George was not treating him the way a man should be treated. Curly would have tormented Lennie because of what he did to his hand. All in all, George’s killing was