Of Mice And Men Ethical Analysis

At the end of the story Of Mice and Men, George faced the moral dilemma of killing his best friend Lennie or letting Lennie face the consequences of killing Curley’s wife. He made the right decision in killing Lennie. His reasoning behind it was mostly for Lennie’s benefit but there was a small portion of George that was glad to do the job. Although it would’ve been right morally for Lennie to be turned in to the police and face justice for his actions that just doesn’t happen due to the type of situation they’re in.
It isn’t very long into the book that we learn that Lennie is different from the others around him; he is slower mentally. He does not perceive things as they appear to others and cannot really tell right from wrong. Although his
She was a product of incest and because of that, was often out casted. Just like Liesel, she had a brother who passed away as well, but on different terms. He was denied a proper burial because he fought his other brother for the throne. Antigone was livid when she found out that the king, who was also a member of her family, would do this, especially to his bloodline. Although Antigone’s sister tried her best to talk her out of going through with her plan, she was determined; she was going to bury her brother. Not one time was she scared about the consequences because she valued her brother’s lost life more than her own. Just like Liesel, she had no problem defying a man of very high power.
Both Liesel and Antigone had devastating endings. Liesel’s best friend and parents were killed during a bombing and Antigone had committed suicide. Despite this, both female character’s motivation was stemmed in their defiant personalities. Neither of them cared what kind of danger or trouble they would be in because all that mattered was that their loved ones were cared for. There may have been a difference of age, location, and time period, these females are the perfect example of well-developed female