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1. What do you think the reason is that George shot Lennie at the end? Explain your answer.
I think George shot Lennie out of love and respect. He may never of showed how much he cared for Lennie, but his actions at the end proved he loved him.
Even if George chose not to shoot Lennie, Curly would have killed him anyway out of anger and revenge. I suppose George did not want Lennie to die at the hand of a cruel man.
Also, in George’s mind he knows Lennie meant no harm. However, Lennie was a crazy monster in the eyes of the guys on the farm. They were determined to either shoot him on the spot or lynch him.
The reason why I believe all this is because of the way George shot him. Before George shot lennie he had him think and remember what was most important to him, “the rabbits”. If George didn’t care about Lennie like some people say, he would of not made Lennie imagine something happy he would of shot him straight up.
George loved and cared for Lennie so much that he shot him. This may seem messed up but if you think about it, killing someone you have no problem with has to be tremulously difficult. He ahs to live with it the rest of his life. He could of easily let Curly shoot Lennie, but he didn’t want to put Lennie through that because he cared for him.
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