i need help on finding emotional, ethical, and logical support of why George is justified of killing Lennie.
2007-11-07 16:14:54 · 8 answers · asked by hollisterCali 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
This will divide people along religious lines, I think.
It's kind of like an abortion--retroactively.
2007-11-08 03:33:30 · answer #1 · answered by CDB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if George is 'justified' in killing Lennie, but he thought that it was the right thing to do for Lennie. I think that George did the right thing, as Lennie would have been put away, all alone and not understood why that was happening to him.
2007-11-07 16:19:23 · answer #2 · answered by Ladyhawk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think George was necessarily justified but by doing what he did, he was sparing Lennie a much more cruel death so he was motivated by kindness but was it not selfish too? He killed Lennie presumably because he couldn't stand the thought of what might happen to Lennie if he didn't, but that was his thought and feelings he was considering.
2007-11-07 16:27:19 · answer #3 · answered by checkmate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of Mice and Men-- George feels pity for Lennie who is about to suffer at the hands of the lynch mob who are hunting him so he shoots him to save him from a more horrible death
2007-11-07 17:35:21 · answer #4 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
those human beings above me are magnificent. George would not prefer to work out Lennie die himself, he would not want Lennie to journey a painful dying.for this reason, he ask Lennie to look in yet another direction and optimistically shoots him interior the top.it particularly is an emotional scene interior the action picture and a considerable ending for the unconventional, verify u completely understand his motives-because it ought to arise in tests.
2016-12-08 15:27:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ooh good question...
personally, no. I dont think that you have the right to take someone else's life. but he knew that if he didnt lennie would have to go through a lot of other stuff once the rest of the men caught up to them.
2007-11-07 16:22:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard, isn't it? I suppose he did it as a friend- it's obvious he didn't want to.
He knew that Lennie was dragging him down and he couldn't deal with that anymore.
2007-11-08 07:40:41 · answer #7 · answered by kelby_lake 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of Mine and Men....never heard of it! :P
Of COURSE he was justified. He was saving him the pain of a long life filled with the turmoil of being an idiot (literally) and the fallout that would be imminent (from the accidental murder)
It was a mercy killing of sorts.
2007-11-07 16:26:42 · answer #8 · answered by Blixa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋