Even as mankind evolved from Neanderthals to humans, It has never officially withdrew its inherent selfish predatory trait. Evolution has taught mankind an evil lesson: “Survival of the fittest”. Likewise, in the text George shoots Lennie not only as result of the societal gaze and pressure but also to relieve his “burden”. In the text, Lennie has a physique of a grown man but a mind of a child. Moreover, George was simply his babysitter, his father figure who cared and protected Lennie from his mischiefs and the characters in the farm. This is excessively evident in the text, for example when George takes a drink out of the river “Lennie!,Lennie, for God’ sakes don’t drink so much. Lennie. The small man leaned over and shook him by the shoulder. You gonna be sick like you was last night.” Moreover, Lennie views George as his best friend but in reality George is Lennie’s backbone. George acts like a father figure in which he provides hope and guidance to Lennie. However, in the tough economic times and the harsh working condition of the farm Lennie grows to be a liability towards George. George often “contemplates” how his life would have been a lot easier if Lennie had not been there, “ Whatever we ain’t got, that’s what you want. God a’mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble. No mess at all, and when the end of the month come I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want. Why, I could stay in a cat house all night. I could eat any place I want, hotel or any place, and order any damn thing I could think of.” The contemplation George often experiences is a result of the self predatory human nature where a human being put its upmost importance upon himself and only himself. To achieve a level of self freedom, George eventually kills Lennie.
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Better conclusion.
thats all i have. hope i helped.
(just read this book in Lit a few months ago fyi :D)