Hey
guys. I'm happy to have finished Of
Mice and Men and I really enjoyed reading the book. Today I am here to talk about the ending of
the story. After Lennie commits grievous actions throughout his life and on the
ranch, his actions catch up to him. After killing Curley's wife and running
away, he has a hallucination. In it, there is a huge rabbit scolding him for
all he has done. The rabbit persecutes, "Tend rabbits. You crazy bastard.
You ain't fit to lick the boots of no rabbit. You'd forget 'em and let 'em go
hungry. That's what you'd do. And then what would George think." I think
this rabbit symbolizes all Lennie's mistakes and regrets and is trying to make
Lennie feel more bad about it. Lennie still believes that George will forgive
him for what he has done, but this is the last straw. After the hallucination
George confronts Lennie. I believe George loves Lennie but has to let him go
after killing Curley's wife. George soothingly states, "We'll have a cow.
An' we'll have maybe a pig an' chickens...an' down the flat we'll have a...
little piece alfalfa-." I believe the reason why George says this is
because he wants to be at peace of mind after taking Lennie's life. It is
obviously difficult for George to kill Lennie, but Even with Lennie gone, their
dream will still be alive. Thank you for your time on my final blog for Of Mice and Men.
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