I feel that Lenny's death was inevitable. Throughout the many years George and Lenny traveled together in search of work, they were never able to find stability because of Lenny's mental disability, which caused him to have poor judgement and violent tendencies. They had a shared dream of owning their own peace of land, but both were handicapped from fulfilling this dream: Lennie because of his disability and the issues it causes and George because he felt a sense of loyalty and responsibility toward Lennie, so he couldn't make the money or have the stability needed to fulfill this dream.
George certainly killed Lennie because it was the only humane thing in light of the alternative bloody murder which would have ensued. However, George had to kill Lennie because he was now out of control and murdering people. Even though it was unintentional, the results were the same. Also, by murdering Lennie, he was not only keeping the world safer, but he was indirectly giving himself a new beginning to possibly live a more normal, stable life. However, I do feel that if Lennie hadn't killed someone, he would have never harmed Lennie to improve his chances of fulfilling a dream.
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