How Did George Kill Lennie In Of Mice And Men

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At the end of the book, Of Mice and Men, George decides to kill Lennie because he killed their boss’ wife, Curley’s wife. George made the right choice about the murdering of Lennie. He just had to do it. If one takes into consideration about the kind of world the men live in, their personalities, and their past. One could say that he could have made another decision and had let Lennie live, but that plan would have no fortune. George made a right, logical option to cut ties with Lennie because of the aftermath that would go along with it if he did not.
The world the men live in is quite grim. They live in a world of surviving and trying to get a job to live the American dream of owning property. Carlson killed Candy’s dog because of the fact that his dog is old and stinks. He says “God awmighty, that dog stinks. Get him outta here, Candy! I don’t know nothing that stinks as bad as an old dog,” (Steinbeck
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Crooks is a black worker that is pessimistic towards the dreams and beliefs of others. He shows this personality when he says “I Seen it over an’ over- a guy talkin’, or they’re settin’ still not talkin’. It don’t make no difference, no difference,” (Steinbeck 71). Curley is the boss’ son, who is confrontational and ill-mannered. He is willing to pick a fight with anyone. He even tries to fight Lennie because he thinks he is laughing at him. Carlson is a rancher that is has no guilt for anything that happens to the other ranchers. He kills Candy’s dog without thinking about Candy’s love for the dog. He also thinks does not think of another plan when he could have just put the dog outside instead of executing it. Another place he shows no guilt is when George had just killed Lennie and Carlson says “Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin’ them two guys?” (Steinbeck 107). With the atmosphere of these characters, George is right to feel compelled to do something that one could deem