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Comparing John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men
Dear Paige, I am writing to update you on the news here regarding Lennie’s death and the fact that George did indeed shoot him. I believe George did the right thing to kill his friend and shortcut what was sure to be a miserable future or an untimely death filled with terror. Lennie no doubt accidentally took the life of Curley’s wife. But with Curley’s influence, Lennie had no chance for a defense or future happiness. In my opinion, Lennie needed structure and more care than George could offer him. Jail would not be a fitting solution for poor Lennie. In your favorable view of what incarceration can do for a criminal, surely you agree with me that any correction facility could not have altered poor Lennie’s odd behaviors. Many who are

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