Since the the very beginning of the story Stenbeck utilized the mice Lennie killed to represent how fragile is a life and how easy it can be taken away. Following the foreshadowing events with animals, the killing of Candy's old dog showed how Carlson wanted to take the dog out of its misery and how shooting it was the only way to do it. Also, the characters kept saying that Curley’s wife will cause a disaster in the rach. When George saw her dead body he knew it was Lennie who killed her. He said he wouldn't let anybody hurt his friend which came together with the disappearance of Slim's gun. They tought Lennie had taken it, but since the beginning of the story, the image given to Lennie was of a child-minded whom never meant no
Since the the very beginning of the story Stenbeck utilized the mice Lennie killed to represent how fragile is a life and how easy it can be taken away. Following the foreshadowing events with animals, the killing of Candy's old dog showed how Carlson wanted to take the dog out of its misery and how shooting it was the only way to do it. Also, the characters kept saying that Curley’s wife will cause a disaster in the rach. When George saw her dead body he knew it was Lennie who killed her. He said he wouldn't let anybody hurt his friend which came together with the disappearance of Slim's gun. They tought Lennie had taken it, but since the beginning of the story, the image given to Lennie was of a child-minded whom never meant no