At first I thought it was very cruel that George shot Lennie, but then I realized it was for the best because if George didn't shoot him Carlson would of, and Lennie was pretty dangerous regrading he killed his puppy by just hitting it and killed Curly's wife by just petting her hair. Even though Curley's wife was trying to get his attention, it was still his fault for falling for her ways to get attention. I found it funny how Curley's wife cared so much about her hair getting messed up that she was screaming when Lennie was telling her to stop. Lennie was holding her mouth closed because he didn't want George to hear which goes back to the topic that Lennie always needs George's approval and especially does not want to get in to trouble. It also goes back to the topic of Lennie not knowing his own strength, like when he crushed Curley's hand just trying to defend himself. I did find it sad when George shot Lennie because he had this big dream that he was talking about with George and how he wanted to runaway. Lennie was trying his hardest to fit in and get along at the ranch because he had a mental disability.
I was also sad when I read that George had to kill Lennie, I think it was a really hard thing to do because they were traveling buddies. I also think that the death of Candy's dog foreshadowed the death of Lennie. George killed Lennie so that his friend wouldn't be killed by a "stranger" like Candy's dog was. I also believe that Georged killed Lennie because if he didn't then either Carlson or Curley would kill him. Even if he could have talked the boys out of shooting Lennie, Lennie would have been sitting in jail for a long time. In a way, George was doing Lennie a favor by killing him because he could now "tend the rabbits" in a better place. I didn't think that Curley's wife would let Lennie touch her hair, that was a big surprise for me. I knew that she was lonely but I didn't think she would trust Lennie after what he did to Curley's hand. I also knew that the moment he touched her hair that he wouldn't be able to let go.
ReplyDeleteWhy do you all think that Lennie is so obsessed with petting soft things?