George Milton And Lennie's Later Punishment
In one of the most popular novels of the 20th century, . Two Great Depression era workers, George Milton and Lennie Small, share their dream of owning a farm and of living off “the fatta the lan’.” Unfortunately, after a tragic incident involving Curley’s wife, the brotherhood takes a turn for the worst. In what some scholars would call “the modernist version of Julius Caesar’s ending,” George shoots Lennie, which some regard as a modern spin to Brutus stabbing his Caesar. While some may find that George’s decision liberated Lennie from a later punishment or from his own strengths, George should have taken a different approach before ending the life of his beloved friend. One of the primary reasons that George should not have ended Lennie’s