Similarities Between Lennie In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

What George did to his friend Lennie was all that he could do and George had no other choice. In the story Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, George has to kill his friend Lennie because there a mod coming after Lennie trying to kill him. George sees no other option but to kill him before the mob gets to him. Lennie has also hurt too many helpless things, he killed mice, a puppy, and now a human. Lennie has never been punished for his actions and unfortunately it had to come to this. What George did to Lennie was completely justified because he would rather kill his best friend then watch him lynched in front of his eyes.

The first reason that George's decision was justified is because no one wants to see their best friend killed in front of their own eyes. George knew that if the mob got to Lennie before he did, then he would be dead no doubt. So he ran as fast as he could to the spot where George said if Lennie ever got in trouble to go to. George took the gun from where Curley put it and went off to their spot. Even Slim thought that George needed to kill him “Never you mind,’ said Slim. ‘A guy got to sometimes.” Obviously, George did not want Lennie to die but he realizes it is him or them.
He does not know his own strength and he tries to pet the animals to hard and then he hurts Curley’s wife. I do not think that Lennie is trying to hurt them on purpose but, again he does not know his own strength. Even George did not think that he did it on purpose “Yeah,’ said George. ‘I’ll come. But listen, Curley. The poor bastard’s nuts. Don’t shoot ‘im. He di’n’t know what he was doin’.” If everyone knew that he killed several mice and the puppy he most likely would be punished but it is only when they find Curley’s wife dead that they want to take action. George did not want this to happen but Lennie needed to be punished for his