Why does George kill Lennie in Of Mice and Men?

In my opinion it was save him from Curley sho would have been more cruel and George knew Lennie was too nice to fight back. Also, I believe Steinbeck foreshadowed it with the killing of the dog when the man regreted he didn't kill his own dog. In a sense George wanted to kill Lennie himself rather than have Curley kill him.





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ThanksWhy does George kill Lennie in Of Mice and Men?
I was going to answer, but your opinion fits mine perfectly. Perhaps George also realized that Lennie would create trouble wherever they went, or would be found, and that constantly trying to run away would be useless...Why does George kill Lennie in Of Mice and Men?
Well you already named most of the reasons. I think it was also the fact that Lennie was holding back George from achieving his lifelong goal of owning a ranch. George knew that even if they escaped, Lennie would cause trouble to someone else. so (in his own sense) was saving the trouble for everyone else, including Lennie.
He tells Lennie about the rabbits, and promises that nobody will ever be mean to him again.


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My opinion is that George knew he could not protect Lennie and rather than have others taunt (or kill him), George would do it as an act of friendship to bring peace to his friend.