The ending of this particular novel caught me by surprise, but as I contemplated the actions of George I saw the necessity of them. Lennie was a burden to himself due to the constant haunting thought that he had done something bad and therefore would be unable to "Tend the rabbits." He was also a burden on George due to the constant need for care. He was a threat to all things he interacted with, due to his immense size and the inability to control it. Though his actions were necessary I do not think that gave any comfort to George or Slim, as he seemed to know what had happened, and he seemed to have a certain fondness towards Lennie. But George shooting Lennie instead of Curley had a sense of rightness to it, George had the best intentions of Lennie and all those around at heart, whereas Curley had only anger and revenge on his mind. Though no death is a good thing some are justified, some are deserved, and some will not be mourned. The death of Curley’s spouse will not be mourned by the denizens of that ranch, John Steinbeck had a great ending to an even better book with the closure of death. Though sad it was fitting, the end of this particular book was in the best of tastes by John Steinbeck.