Essay About Having Killed Lennie's Death

Lennie was mercifully killed by George in order to save him from a more terrifying and devastating fate. Though many people would see Lennie’s death as avoidable and unnecessary, there was too much in the way of events and consequences that could have saved Lennie from anything worse than death. If he had been caught, Lennie surely would have been lynched, caged like an animal, or shot by Curly. In order to save Lennie and himself, George decides to mercifully end his life. In doing so, George ultimately saves Lennie, makes a morally sound choice based on his environment, and is kinder to him than most men would be. George’s other possible action could have been to run away with Lennie, just as he had done in Weed. In the end, however, George sacrificed his best friend in order to help both of them. At that time period, the Great Depression and dust bowl were major factors in life, making hard men during hard times. Though George would have preferred Lennie not to die, he decided that he could no longer care for him, and that Lennie could not be held responsible for the bad things he had done. Because of

Though he says he hates Lennie, George subconsciously loves Lennie enough so as not to leave him. Lennie may stress George to the brink of insanity, but he still cares for Lennie like a brother. In doing so, George wants to do what’s best for Lennie, and finally decides at the river to kill him. Deep down, George is looking out for himself first, which is human nature. He also wants to save Lennie from suffering at the hands of Curley, or even hurting more innocent people. In the end, George’s best option was to kill Lennie, though he may never forgive himself for betraying his friend’s trust. George and Lennie suffered a lonely past, so George finally decided to end that