Of Mice and Men: Euthanasia

Death is champion of the things humans have to understand in enounce to be able to live through life. Being born, increase up, learning to survive, and earning a living, these are all the milestones into becoming a statistic. equivalent dying, mercy is a fortunate circumstance that a person has in all situation towards a variety of offenders. Some say that mercy is a blessing resulting from a divine favor. In the story, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Lennie was euthanized by George, Lennies caretaker/ friend.I believe that George, as a friend, only killed Lennie in grand admiration of Lennies already ill-fated continuance, like edulcorates dog. In the world of Of Mice and Men, glazes dog represents the fate awaiting anyone who has outlived his or her purpose. Quotes from Carlson, a ranch-hand, reveals this saying, Whynt you view Candy to shoot his old dog and give him one of the pups to raise up? , I can smell that dog a mile away. , Got no teeth, damn near blind, cant ea t. Candy feeds him milk. He cant chew nonhing else, and Hes all stiff with rheumatism.He aint no good to you, Candy. An he aint no good to himself. After this scene, Candy finally lets Carlson euthanize his dog. Both Lennie and Candys dog would suffer if they lived. Candys dog relates to the reason why Lennie was killed by George. Candys dog wasnt in good health and Lennie killed Curlys married woman and would be in trouble with the law. Although Carlson promises to kill the dog painlessly, his insistence that the old animal must(prenominal) die supports a cruel natural law that the impregnable will dispose of the weak.Afterwards, Candy has regrets about the ordeal, and wishes he would have killed the dog himself instead. Like how Candys dog was euthanized, Lennie also was. He was killed with farthermost greater compassion though. George loves his friend Lennie, whom he has looked after faithfully, and he doesnt want Lennie to die horribly. He euthanized him out of love, theref ore he is justified. Since Lennie unwittingly killed Curleys wife, George knows that there is no way to save him now. Even if they do escape, Lennie will never be safe because he doesnt know how to avoid getting into trouble.Furthermore, if Curley gets his hands on Lennie, he will establish his revenge be slow, terrifying, and painful. Therefore, George knows that the only way to protect Lennie is to shoot him. Lennies puppy is one of several symbols that also represent the conquest of the strong over the weak. Lennie kills the puppy accidentally, as he has killed many mice before, by virtue of his distress to recognize his own strength. When Curleys wife screamed, he didnt know how to make her stop, except by force. Evidence supports that George must save his friend by mercifully cleanup him.Of Mice and Men reflects upon many situations of mercy in many varieties. In this manner George is a divine favor over Lennies life bestowed upon him by auntie Clara. As Lennies blessing, George had the god given right to serve mercy upon his other-half in unfortunate circumstances. For this reason, Carlson and Curley represent the harsh conditions of a distinctly real world, a world in which the weak will always be vanquished by the strong and in which the rare, delicate bond between friends is not appropriately mourned because it is not understood.Of Mice and Men EuthanasiaDeath is one of the things humans have to understand in order to be able to live through life. Being born, growing up, learning to survive, and earning a living, these are all the milestones into becoming a statistic. Like dying, mercy is a fortunate circumstance that a person has in any situation towards a variety of offenders. Some say that mercy is a blessing resulting from a divine favor. In the story, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Lennie was euthanized by George, Lennies caretaker/ friend.I believe that George, as a friend, only killed Lennie in grand admiration of Lennies already ill- fated continuance, like Candys dog. In the world of Of Mice and Men, Candys dog represents the fate awaiting anyone who has outlived his or her purpose. Quotes from Carlson, a ranch-hand, reveals this saying, Whynt you get Candy to shoot his old dog and give him one of the pups to raise up? , I can smell that dog a mile away. , Got no teeth, damn near blind, cant eat. Candy feeds him milk. He cant chew naught else, and Hes all stiff with rheumatism.He aint no good to you, Candy. An he aint no good to himself. After this scene, Candy finally lets Carlson euthanize his dog. Both Lennie and Candys dog would suffer if they lived. Candys dog relates to the reason why Lennie was killed by George. Candys dog wasnt in good health and Lennie killed Curlys wife and would be in trouble with the law. Although Carlson promises to kill the dog painlessly, his insistence that the old animal must die supports a cruel natural law that the strong will dispose of the weak.Afterwards, Candy has regre ts about the ordeal, and wishes he would have killed the dog himself instead. Like how Candys dog was euthanized, Lennie also was. He was killed with far greater compassion though. George loves his friend Lennie, whom he has looked after faithfully, and he doesnt want Lennie to die horribly. He euthanized him out of love, therefore he is justified. Since Lennie unwittingly killed Curleys wife, George knows that there is no way to save him now. Even if they do escape, Lennie will never be safe because he doesnt know how to avoid getting into trouble.Furthermore, if Curley gets his hands on Lennie, he will make his revenge be slow, terrifying, and painful. Therefore, George knows that the only way to protect Lennie is to shoot him. Lennies puppy is one of several symbols that also represent the victory of the strong over the weak. Lennie kills the puppy accidentally, as he has killed many mice before, by virtue of his failure to recognize his own strength. When Curleys wife screamed, he didnt know how to make her stop, except by force. Evidence supports that George must save his friend by mercifully killing him.Of Mice and Men reflects upon many situations of mercy in many varieties. In this manner George is a divine favor over Lennies life bestowed upon him by Aunt Clara. As Lennies blessing, George had the god given right to distribute mercy upon his other-half in unfortunate circumstances. For this reason, Carlson and Curley represent the harsh conditions of a distinctly real world, a world in which the weak will always be vanquished by the strong and in which the rare, delicate bond between friends is not appropriately mourned because it is not understood.