For me it is hard to say whether this is justified or unjustified. I never believe that killing someone is the answer, but at the same time it was almost as if George was doing him a favor. He would have ended up in jail for committing murder or possibly died a slow miserable death from Curley. “The little evening breeze blew over the clearing and the leaves rustled and the wind waves flowed up the green pool. And the shouts of men sounded again, much time this closer than before,” (pg. 104). This was shortly before George pulled the trigger on Lennie. The men were coming after him, and George knew this. Euthanasia I feel like is justifiable in this case, and in fact pretty much all cases. Lennie didn’t mean to kill Curley’s wife, he didn’t realize his own strength and that was his tragic flaw. I don’t think punishing him would be the thing to do. He would never intentionally hurt anyone; he just didn’t realize how much strength he
For me it is hard to say whether this is justified or unjustified. I never believe that killing someone is the answer, but at the same time it was almost as if George was doing him a favor. He would have ended up in jail for committing murder or possibly died a slow miserable death from Curley. “The little evening breeze blew over the clearing and the leaves rustled and the wind waves flowed up the green pool. And the shouts of men sounded again, much time this closer than before,” (pg. 104). This was shortly before George pulled the trigger on Lennie. The men were coming after him, and George knew this. Euthanasia I feel like is justifiable in this case, and in fact pretty much all cases. Lennie didn’t mean to kill Curley’s wife, he didn’t realize his own strength and that was his tragic flaw. I don’t think punishing him would be the thing to do. He would never intentionally hurt anyone; he just didn’t realize how much strength he