Other than that, it was not easy for George to shoot Lennie but he had to do it because if he didn’t he knew that Curley would and in a more painful way. Therefore George had to make the sacrifice and be the one who shoots Lennie himself so that Lennie wouldn’t have to suffer. Without Lennie, George also faces other problems on his own such as loneliness with no one to care for and no one to care for himself. Steinbeck’s characterization plays an important role in showing how Lennie himself brought him to his own death. On page 2 of the novel, Steinbeck gives a description of Lennie: “Behind
Michele has tried to save Filippo out of the hole that because the villagers become mind, and he was the only one who still has clear mind. At the end of novel, Papa picked up a box of matches and showed it around. ‘Right. Let’s play a game. Do you know the soldier’s draw?’ Michele’s father has got an idea that because they decide to kill Filippo and just need one man to do it and that will help others get in to the safe place.
When Julian slowly found out about Frank’s crimes, he thinks that Frank should not be arrested because he is the war hero. Therefore, he abuses his power by putting family loyalty comes before justice and duty. David is also given permission by Wes to get the gun to shoot a coyote but instead he took his power of having a gun for granted and accidentally shot a magpie who was in no
If the old men do something to his or his family i can say that yes he is right. But i still can’t understand that why is he killed the old man. And i can’t understand old man’s character. He says the old man’s good manners. And than he killed him.
George stated at the beginning that Lennie always gets into troubles. “You do bad things and I go to get you out,” (Steinbeck, 11). When Lennie held Curley's wife tighter and tighter we all knew whats going to happen because first he killed a mouse and he thought he will not do the same thing with a puppy. John Steinbeck used his creativity use of foreshadowing to make the book more enjoyable to read. Lennie seems to be very strong, but in reality he is the weakest character in the novel “Of Mice And Men”, because of the lack of his mentality ability and the missing characteristic to think for himself and make his own decisions.
What does it take to make such a decision, and how would one ever truly know if he or she justified in doing so? These are the questions faced by George Milton at the end of John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men. After a seemingly endless string of mishaps and misadventures, George’s best friend, a mentally challenged giant by named Lennie Small, finally makes the innocent but fatal mistake of killing a woman at the ranch where they work. As the men of the ranch frantically try to bring Lennie to justice, probably by killing him in cold blood, George must decide whether to try to escape with Lennie, turn him over to the men or the law, or end Lennie’s life quickly and peacefully himself. In the end, George makes the right decision in killing Lennie because __________________, ____________________, and ____________________.
In the novel “Of Mice and Men”, George has dreamed of having his own ranch with his friend Lennie. “Of Mice and Men” ends in tragedy. George feels compelled to mercifully kill his friend and companion, Lennie, in order to save him from a brutal death. The death of Lennie also marks the death of the beautiful dream they have been nurturing. George then realizes that having a companion is very important in this evil world and that even though you work hard to reach a certain goal, it may not come true.
Nyenlla Fontenot Jessamyn Bradley October 30, 2013 4th Period True Punishment Many of you may think it was easy for George to pick up that Luger and shoot this man, Lennie, right in the back of the head. This, however, is not the case. The internal conflict that George must have faced was without any doubt greater than anything you can fathom. George, an advocate of mercy to his good friend and only friend, Lennie Small, is not a murderer. He is just the opposite.
The narrator attempts to reassure his audience he is of sound mind. For example, the narrator says “If still you think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body.” Another irony in the story is that the narrator refers to how he loves the old man and was never so kind to him as he was right before the murder. This is ironic because he loves the old man by the systematically plans to murder him. Poe uses imagery throughout the story by referencing the clock and time as a way to describe how slowly he moved. The narrator says “A watches minute hand moves more quickly than did mine”, the narrator sees himself as a clock, counting down the old man’s
He thinks about other people’s opinion, but in spite of that, he still does what he wants to – e.g. he hangs out with the Dennison’s, even though Terry, his bestfriend, hates them. “When he turned, he bulked at the sight of Terry… Terry had predicted the betrayal.” When the Dennison’s want Teddy to load the gun, he is well aware of the consequences, and knows that it is wrong, but due to the peer group pressure, he loads the gun, which results in the death of Booby. He is inclined to succumb to peer group pressure and a follower, not a leader. But later on he is not afraid to say no, and to express his feelings.