Although he did kill a few people in the story, he never really wanted to. When he defeated Bonzo and Stilson, he did it so that he would not just win that fight, he’d win all of the fights that they would ever have. He never meant to kill anyone. When he found out that he killed all the buggers he started crying. The IF lied to him and told him that it was just a game when it was not.
It was the ultimate act of friendship and sacrifice, on George's part, to kill Lennie. He knew that Lennie would be lynched and hung for murdering Curley's wife. He also knew that Lennie didn't know any better, he had no idea the power of his own strength, he did not fully know the ramifications of what he had done, but he did know that it was bad and that he might get into trouble. George basically spared Lennie from a death filled with pain and suffering and Lennie almost had this moment of clarity when he knows what George has to do and he's ok with it. 3.
George also did everything he could to kill Lennie in the most humane way possible. Lastly George knew couldn’t just run with Lennie like they did after Weed. But by no means was this an easy choice you can tell that George was troubled when asked how he killed Lennie…“ ‘I just done it,’ George said tiredly” (Steinbeck p.107). The first and most prominent reason that George shot Lennie him self was the fact that George would not have been able to live with himself if he had not done it. The thing that you have to understand about Lennie is that he has a mental disability.
This event relates to when Lennie crushed Curley's hand because Lennie couldn't figure out how to stop what is casuing him to panic in both events. 35. In both events Lennie accidently kills something, Lennie is afraid of George's reaction to both events, and his attitude towards the event doesn't change despite him killing a living person in the second
John Proctor is the tragic hero of “The Crucible” as Arthur Miller gives him many positive traits, but he also had a darker side to his otherwise pure nature. His affair with Abigail Williams, leading to his eventual fatal downfall as well as the downfall of others as a result of one action. However, he was very willing to at least reverse the effects of his actions to save others around him, even if it meant he had to die for it. The more shocking reality is that these events were factual. The righteous nature of John Proctor to always seek the truth and denounce those who abuse their given powers is none more evident as he exposes the corruption that existed in Salem.
He clearly had the intention not to seriously hurt Bob, but to save Ponyboy. If it wasn’t for Johnny it would have been Ponyboy (the innocent one) the one who died, not Bob, the one who started the brawl in the first place. In a matter of fact, the event of Johnny and Ponyboy being attacked by a couple of Socs isn’t unusual at all. The only difference between what happened that night and the usual Soc jumping a Greaser is that they were drunk, and took it too far. Furthermore, Johnny never knew Bob was going to die.
This insight only occurs when an individual bravely endure the "total examination of the 'unchangeable' environment" (Miller1). From this test, comes the fear associated with tragedy, as the individual is faced with the belief of his rightful dignity in society as contradicted to the dignity given to him by the society. Only a tragic hero is ready to die to affirm his dignity, this imbues them with heroism because of their "unwillingness to remain passive in the face of what conceive to be a challenge to dignity, image of rightful status," (Miller1). Thus, one is only flawless when they are peaceful in the midst of the struggle. Willy Loman passed his life without much thought what the cause and effects are co.
Or better yet if Victor had realized that he was creating a being capable of endless horrors and abandoned his foolish attempts, as he did with the mate he began to make, he would never would have had to deal with the guilt of knowing that he created the creature that ended up killing almost his entire family. He would have continued through his life without the constant fear that another of his family members would be
This decision was something that caught me by surprise. Watching this story develop through the news and the intent I made the assumption that neither of these two individuals would be taken alive as proved by the older brother who was killed during a fire fight with law enforcement. Once law enforcement had the suspect pinned down inside the boat they could have just as easy open fired and killed the remaining brother but they didn’t. They took every precaution to ensure that they would capture the younger brother alive. By taking him alive can prove to be a tactic used to retrieve useful information regarding any potential future attacks, a reason why they did what they did, was there anyone else involved and if there is a bigger driving force behind these two
By killing Lennie, George gets rid of a major hazard in his life; even though Lennie would never hurt George, Lennie’s actions would eventually get George into some serious trouble or even killed. The sad truth is that George is forced to shoot the only thing that made him different from the other ranch hands and admit that his dream will never happen. George is now no different than any other workers, Slim tries to comfort him in the end by saying “you hadda George…I swear you hadda” but the sad truth that this book has always alluded to is that one has to give up on one's dreams in order to survive. In the book Of Mice and Men the American dream is simplified to the dreams of two men and this dream eventually seduces two more characters, their dream is to get a little bit of land, own crops and animals and live off of the land. It is a simple dream, one of self reliance.