The Effects Of Animals In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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About 2.7 million healthy, adoptable cats and dogs are euthanized —about one every 11 seconds. Even more animal that are not fit/unhealthy get euthanized. It is seen as a humane way of killing your loved animals, harmless and peaceful. If people can kill their own dogs and cats that are suffering and be seen as doing the right thing, then George killing Lennie with the same intentions should be view as a good thing. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck relates his characters with animals to show the effects of good and evil in the world.
George killing Lennie kept him out of a mental asylum. In the 1940’s mental handicaps were not understood. George backed up Lennie when they were talking to the boss, “‘ He got kicked in the head by a horse