George Killing Lennie

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A companionship forms when one suffers a period of loneliness and finds another being with similar interests. In an instance to save his companion’s life from a miserable death, George takes matters into his own hands. George killing Lennie justifies his comradery due to the fact that George does not want others to harm him for his naive mistakes. In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men, he portrays social pressure upons one’s special characteristics and abilities. Lennie is a mentally impaired man who has unbelievable strength. His super strength makes him a threat to society and to himself. Lennie is not able to contain his desire to pet or touch something soft, “Jus’ wanted to feel that girl’s dress.” He is oblivious to his nature, and does not realize the result of when he touches something. His strength causes the death of Curley’s wife, due to the fact her neck broke. The more he feels her hair, the stronger his grip became. In his mind, …show more content…

George cares for Lennie, but Lennie’s naive characteristics leads them both to trouble. Lennie is essentially on the run due to the crime he commits; that is why Curley and his men are on a manhunt to kill Lennie. Lennie also becomes a hinderance to George; Lennie’s desire to pet soft things never led to a stable life. No matter all the accidents Lennie gets George into, their bond of a companionship never broke. George never leaves Lennie’s side, and Lennie never leaves George. “Cause I want you to stay with me.” They both need each other to reach the one goal, which is to own a ranch. From all the experiences together, George is the only character who has the right to take Lennie’s life, since George is the only one who understands Lennie and he is his caretaker. “When his Aunt Clara died, Lennie just come along with me out workin’, got kind used to each other after a while.” Proving the long term relationship George has with Lennie, and everything they endure on a daily

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