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Why Did George Kill Lennie
In the novel “Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck George kills Lennie. Did George have the right to shoot Lennie? Or in further words did Lennie choose the right decision? This debate may cause a disagreement or friction between the readers. Although, it was a good idea for George to kill Lennie because he kept Lennie from suffering more. If George decided to let Curley kill him Lennie would have had a long and painful death. In the story Curley states, “ I’m gonna shoot the guts outta that big bastard myself, even if I only got one hand,” (Steinbeck pg. 98). Obviously, Curley was ready to kill Lennie with a torturous death. Furthermore, George did choose the wise decision. Lennie had the mind of a child in a adult’s body. He was not
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