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The Role Of Mercy Killing In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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Mercy killing is legal and even though some people don't like that it is a legal practice it is not there section in the end, it’s the person to wants it decision. Mercy killing can be good. In Of Mice and Men, George did what was best for everyone, Lennie killed someone and was capable of doing it again because he did not fully understand what he did. In real life if a person wants to end their life because they are in pain, mental or physical, they could do it thereself. So why not let them do it peacefully and painlessly by assisted suicide? Most people do not deserve to be in pain and I'm sure them and their families don't want to go through the

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