Of Mice and Men2

George In the end of Of Mice and Men there are three choices the protaganist, George, must decide on. He either must run away with Lennie, not do anything and let the others kill Lennie, or kill Lennie himself. His final decision reflects his personality and his respect for his friends. As George's character develops throughout the story he realizes the outcome before it even happens. George's solution to Lennie's mistake becomes his only reasonable …

…though shooting his best friend was a difficult, heart-wrenching occurrence, he knew he had done nothing wrong. It was the only way the 'problem' that Lennie had with hurting people could be resolved with no loose ends and no guilty consciences. George may have been harsh in solving the 'problem', but he did the right thing. Bibliography Of Mice and Men. Dir. Gary Sinise. MGM/UA, 1992. Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. New York: Penguin, 1965.