George pulled the trigger with intention to kill. He
considered what he had to do (retrieve a gun, find Lennie in the exact location he knew
Lennie would be in, and position Lennie to be ready to be shot). He had a good
intention, but it was an intention to kill. We know this because he shot Lennie in the
back of the head, told him the story of having a little place and living off the fat of
the land, and he made Lennie as comfortable as he could for the moment of death. This is
kind gesture, but it demonstrated to us as readers careful planning. That makes it
murder.
If the charge was manslaughter, it would be on
accident. There was no accident here, it was purposeful. Sometimes murder can be in the
second or third degree. These are in cases of defending one's self or someone else, or
being not as sane as one normally is.
I think he knew
exactly what he was doing, this makes it first degree.
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