An Essay answering a question about guilt and blame from the book "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck

3. People often want to blame someone when "things go wrong." People spend hours in court trying to find the guilty person. So, how would you explain the death of Curley's wife? Who was irresponsible? In our time people like Lennie are put to death similar acts. Argue who is responsible and explain how events took such a tragic turn. "As you would blame others, blame yourself; as you would forgive yourself, forgive others." - Chinese …

…his own strength, now his own actions inflicted on someone else bypassing his control looking for forgiveness. As in the proverb, "as you would forgive yourself, forgive others." *****NOTE***** This is an grade "A" paper on the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. It is free to use and is very well written. I have read the book thorougly and recieved an "A" in an honors level class. Thanks and hope it helps!