Of Mice and Men: Analysis of the last scene!
...uld have a terrible death. There is a tremendous irony in the fact that George takes Carlson's pistol. The result is that the pursuers adopt a shoot to kill policy, ensuring that Lennie will die whatever happens. Curley's cruelty is revealed when he advises everyone to shoot for Lennie. Lennie is not allowed to escape or just to be captured like any other murderer. Maybe the ending is too artificial rather than being true to life. It is also unrealistic why the dream can't exist without Lennie. Why cannot George and Candy still set up their small farm? But this again is also a symbol of friendship. Although Candy was included in the dream probably the last few weeks, the dream that George had was building up a farm with his dearest friend and somehow Lennie symbolized the dream and when George kills Lennie it is almost like he sticks a needle in a balloon. There is also something special about the last time the dream is presented. Because George knows what will happen he has different thoughts in mind when he presents the dream to Lennie. He says e.g. “Look across the river, Lennie, an' I'll tell you so you can almost see it.” Lennie thinks of the farm here, but for George the river symboliz...