Question: Being as chapter six is the final section of the novella, George is taking back to Tyler ranch with the rest of the ranch-heads after he kills Lennie by shooting him in the back of the head. Why did George decide to do that? Why couldn't he have made a compromise with the other ranchers and Curley to leave Lennie alone since he is mentally challenged and cannot control himself? Also, what did George do after he back to the ranch? Considering that the book ends with George leaving the murder scene with the rest of the ranchers, the world may never know!
Prediction: Since Steinbeck ended "Of Mice of Men" very dramatically, I have a feeling that George would have arrived back at the ranch in a very regretful state, thinking deeply about his actions over and over again and how it affected him as a human being. I also think that Curley must have been filled with sorrow of how and why his wife had to die, and hate for Lennie and how he deserved to be punished the way he did.
Reflect: To finish of the book, Steinbeck decided to bring back the first setting of the book, the bush and clearing of the woods, to sort of end the book where it started. With this in mind, it gives the readers suspicion that something dramatic is going to happen, so when Lennie appears, the fate the awaits him is obvious. Once George makes the final to pull the trigger, it gives a sense that dreams don't to seem to be able to fit in a world filled with injustice and hard times.
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