"Of Mice and Men" - Mercy Killing

"Never you mind. A guy got to sometimes. . ." Slim's words scream out a man's need to do what he has to at one time or another in life. George felt this way with Lennie. He felt that he was the one that had to take Lennie's life. In John Steinbeck's, "Of Mice and Men", George's actions justified mercy killing as necessary in certain situations. George killing Lennie was the right thing to do. George felt …

…any harm come to him. He found Lennie at the "secret" hiding spot. They met up next to the river and George spoke of their hopes and dreams, hoping to distract Lennie from what was about to happen. George took the revolver from Lennie, and while distracting him with words, placed the gun on the back on Lennie's head and pulled the trigger. Sometimes a man's got to do what a man's got to do.