“I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why” by John Steinbeck. The 5 major events that happened in the book was that Lennie and George were looking for a job after the incident that happened in Weed, Curley and Lennie got into a fight, Lennie murders Curley’s wife, and George kills Lennie. George is not responsible for Lennie’s death because he avoids Lennie from suffering , has limited escape choices, and George prevents Lennie George must be forgiven for Lennie’s death given that he prevents Lennie from suffering. During chapter 5, Candy explains to George what was coming for Lennie’s punishment. Candy states, “We oughtta let ‘im get away." You don’t know that Curley. Curley gon’ta wanta get ‘im lynched. Curley’ll get ‘im killed” (pg.94). This quote proves that George wanted to avoid Curley getting revenge on Lennie for killing his wife. This is significant give that Steinbeck is telling the reader that when it comes to friendship, it is better to not risk their lifes for their own behalf. In this way, George shouldn’t be convicted for Lennie’s death he had no way out. George should not only be acquitted for the death of Lennie because he avoids Lennie from suffering, but also he has no limited escape choices. In chapter 6, George is running of time and decisions of whether he kills Lennie or not. The author states, “The voices came close now. George raised the gun and listened to the voices” (pg.106). This quote demonstrates that George is innocent because Lennie is going to face an inhumane death. This is important in that Steinbeck shows the audience that even if he wanted to escape he couldn’t do so. Given this reason, George should be innocent because Lennie was facing an inhumane death. Furthermore, George prevented any harm that Lennie would potentially cause. At the end of the story, Lennie accidentally killed Curley’s wife. The author state