Of Mice and Men

How and why did George kill Lennie

Chapter 6

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George killed Lennie by shooting Lennie in the head with Carlson's Luger gun. George had inadvertently killed Curley's wife. The other men on the ranch, especially Curley, want to lynch Lennie. George kills Lennie himself out of compassion.

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