There really is no fine line in between the two. They tend to overlap and so we become unsure of what is right and wrong. Yes, George did kill Lennie but he didn't murder him. The words kill and murder may seem to mean the same thing but in reality they don't. George gave to Lennie what any true best friend would do in their situation, a mercy killing. George and Lennie were like family towards each other and George killed Lennie himself so he wouldn't have to go through the torture by Curley.
George and Lennie were best friends ever since they were little. Even after they grew up they still stayed friends and George was always there to protect Lennie. Sure, George may have been mean to him but it was for the best in the long run. He always looked out for him and helped him go though life. They were like family towards each other and loved each other till the end. There dreams was what kept them going. In fact, their dreams always included Lennie feeding the rabbits. Without him, .
At the end George did what was the only right thing, a mercy killing. If George hadn't killed Lennie then Curley would have tortured. But why would Curley want to kill Lennie in the first place? Because Lennie accidentally killed Curley's wife. Yes, it was an accident and should be forgiven but Curley wasn't going to let this slid. No, Curley wanted revenge. So George had no choice but to end his best friend's life. But not only that, George even made Lennie think about his dream and happy thoughts during his last minute. George told Lennie that he was never mad at him and started talking about their dream with the rabbits. Lennie love rabbits and his last thoughts were about the rabbits.
George didn't murder Lennie. He gave him a mercy killing, rather than Curley's torture. George loved Lennie with all his heart and never wanted to live a second without his friend. George didn't do anything wrong, he just did what he thought was best.
Innocent or guilty. There really is no fine line in between the two. They tend to overlap and so we become unsure of what is right and wrong. Yes, George did kill Lennie but he didn't murder him. The words kill and murder may seem to mean the same thing but in reality they don't. George gave to Lenn...
Of Mice and Men If you have read the novel 'Of Mice and Men' and are anything like me, then the novel will have held you captivated. ... Then he was so nice to George for pulling him out; I think the duty came from this, because George felt guilty. ... Lennie knows that George will not let him go, so he gets around George by making him feel guilty. ... As a child is often described as 'innocent', Lennie is also innocent, but in a different way to a child. ... Yet, he remains 'innocent'. ...
Of Mice and Men is a novel of hopes and dreams that get broken or shattered. ... This is why John Steinbeck titled the novel Of Mice and Men. ... The original line is "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft aglay." This translated in modern English reads: "The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry." ... George is smart and has to be on the look out for Lennie and his innocent ways of getting them in trouble. ...
In John Steinbeck's novel of Mice and Men, he writes about the injustices and inequalities in the ranch hand society during the Great Depression. ... In of Mice and Men, the character Lennie is unquestionably different. ... Not only for Lennie do rabbits seem to be the primary symbol of his hopes and dreams; But when Lennie gets scared and unintentionally takes an innocent life, he goes to hide knowing that even though what he did was an accident those on the ranch will still want to harshly punish him. The rabbit then becomes a symbol of his guilty conscience, hallucinating as if it is...
In John Steinbeck's novel of Mice and Men, he writes about the injustices and inequalities in the ranch hand society during the Great Depression. ... In of Mice and Men, the character Lennie is unquestionably different. ... Not only for Lennie do rabbits seem to be the primary symbol of his hopes and dreams; But when Lennie gets scared and unintentionally takes an innocent life, he goes to hide knowing that even though what he did was an accident those on the ranch will still want to harshly punish him. The rabbit then becomes a symbol of his guilty conscience, hallucinating as if it is...
Innocent or guilty. There really is no fine line in between the two. They tend to overlap and so we become unsure of what is right and wrong. Yes, George did kill Lennie but he didn't murder him. The words kill and murder may seem to mean the same thing but in reality they don't. George gave to Lenn...
What's more, through the support of Pope Innocent VIII, Kramer and Sprenger's book was proven unquestionable and is the absolute fact. ... It is also encouraged by a number of papal decrees like when Pope Innocent IV allowed the employment of torment or cruelty in 1252, and Pope Alexander IV authorized the Inquisition full control over the persecution of witches (Ellwood). ... Women were forced to say that they are guilty because of the extreme tortures brought about by the Christian officials, and then they are burned at the stake (344). ... Females are more likely to be suspected o...
These gruesome acts of cruelty upon the innocent (whom Dracula still believed guilty under the laws of the cross.) ... But why should a fire be moved by the entreaties of men? ... On this incident, Dracula's own words have survived in the collective memory of the Romanian people: "These men live off the sweat of others, so they are useless to humanity. ... May such men be eradicated from my land!" ... Judging from several prints, men, women, and children were also impaled through the heart, the navel, the stomach, and the chest. ...