Of Mice And Men: Why I Shot Lennie

Part I of Essay
There were many reason for me to shoot Lennie. It was the hardest thing I had ever had to do. Lennie was my best friend and he didn't deserve to die. I felt that if he had to die I should be the one that killed him, not someone on a horse with a shotgun hunting him down ....

Part II of Essay
.... fine without me. Yes, Lennie was a very smart person. As I look back to those events leading up to Lennie's death I kind of think that it's my fault that he's dead. Not just because I'm the one that killed him but because I should have watched him more closely. I should not have left him in the barn with Curley's wife. I think that they started talking and somehow Curley's wife had him touch her hair. As you know Lennie likes soft things so he kept touching it. She started to panic when he wouldn't let go so she struggled and screamed. ....