Lennie's Death

At the end of the book, two significant deaths happened. One was Curley's wife. The other was Lennie. At first when read, one might think that George killed Lennie to get him over with. Lennie died because of "the trap". Had Curley's wife not been so snooty and nosey, both of them would still be alive, living somewhat happy lives. But, she was selfish, and she cost herself and Lennie their lives. Once Curley found out about his wife, he was furious. He was going to go kill Lennie, painfully. On the other hand, George wanted to save Lennie. He could have done so many other things, but this was the safest for both of them. He had to kill Lennie. Lennie had done nothing wrong, this whole thing was all Curley's wife's fault.