Why Does George Kill Lennie
In the end of the final chapter George kills Lennie. It might seem like he's being mean, proving Lennie's statement that George is always nice to him wrong. I don't think that George is being mean by killing Lennie, on the contrary, I think George is being nice by doing so. If George hadn't done it, Lennie would have suffered much more. Curly was angry because Lennie killed his wife and he wanted to make him suffer for it. Earlier in the story Curly said that he was going to shoot Lennie in the gut himself. If George had let him do that then Lennie would have suffered much more from that pain than just being shot in the head and quickly dying painlessly. An other possibility is that they turn Lennie into the police. He would have been trialed
and considering his mental state, he would probably loose. Lennie would either be sent to prison or be out in an asylum or mental hospital. If he were sent to prison Lennie would suffer because he won't have George with him anymore. He won't know what to do and he would be treated poorly by the other inmates and maybe even by the prison staff due to his mental state. Although Lennie might be able to defend himself with his physical strength, he won't be mentally ready to go through something like that. If he were sent to a mental hospital, he would be isolated because of what he has done. In the text it states that Lennie doesn't want to be alone, so that would just cause him to suffer. Mental hospitals also have a history of mistreating patients and since the story is set in the Great Depression there is a higher chance the Lennie will be treated poorly. That's why I believe that George taking Lennie's life was actually nice and proves Lennie's statement, that George i always nice, correct.
and considering his mental state, he would probably loose. Lennie would either be sent to prison or be out in an asylum or mental hospital. If he were sent to prison Lennie would suffer because he won't have George with him anymore. He won't know what to do and he would be treated poorly by the other inmates and maybe even by the prison staff due to his mental state. Although Lennie might be able to defend himself with his physical strength, he won't be mentally ready to go through something like that. If he were sent to a mental hospital, he would be isolated because of what he has done. In the text it states that Lennie doesn't want to be alone, so that would just cause him to suffer. Mental hospitals also have a history of mistreating patients and since the story is set in the Great Depression there is a higher chance the Lennie will be treated poorly. That's why I believe that George taking Lennie's life was actually nice and proves Lennie's statement, that George i always nice, correct.