Essay On Sacrifice In Of Mice And Men

In order to live a happy life , there are many sacrifices that you're going to have to take.George shooting Lennie was a sacrifice that George had to take in order to be happy and content with his life.So George definitely have the right to shoot Lennie. Lennie was causing so much mischief on the ranch such as killing Curley's wife and killing a puppy. George also kills Lennie in a more humane approach. George killing Lennie was out of pity and also out of love and care.In the book the character Candy ends up having his dog get killed by a fellow collegue by the name of Carlson. Candy regretted not being able to shoot his own dog because it would’ve been more merciful for him to do it than a stranger. The situation of Candy’s dog foreshadows that Lennie is going to die. The situation also teaches George a lesson causing George to be the person to shoot Lennie. George killing Lennie was the most merciful thing that he could do for Lennie.George not only wanted to end Lennie’s suffering but to also end the trouble that Lennie was causing on the ranch.
Lennie often forgets things , in chapter 1 of Mice and Men , George had to hold Lennie’s worker card for him so he wouldn’t lose it because the worker card gives access to employment. Also Lennie hallucinates sometimes , in Chapter 6 Lennie hallucinates and sees his dead Aunt Clara and a giant rabbit. When Lennie hallucinates the things that he sees tells him very negative things. When Lennie hallucinated , the hallucinations told him things like , "I tol' you, 'Min' George because he's such a nice fella an' good to you.' But you don't never take no care. You do bad things." George was suffering from the mental illness that he had so George had the right to shoot