To kill the lennie.
George felt threatened by Carlson's ownership of the gun and saw it as a means to protect himself and Lennie, as well as to escape potential danger in the future. The gun symbolized power and control, which George lacked in his current situation.
George shot Lennie with a luger pistol that he had taken from a fellow ranch worker.
George suggests to Carlson that he should use his Luger pistol to shoot Candy's old dog instead of using the shotgun to put it out of its misery. George believes the Luger will be more accurate and offer a quicker and more humane death for the dog.
George shot Lennie in the back of the head to spare him from a more brutal death at the hands of a vengeful mob. It was a difficult decision for George, who wanted to prevent Lennie from suffering and to protect him from further harm.
We are to understand that it was George
Carlson believes that someone stole his Luger pistol from his bunk. He suspects that someone took advantage of the chaos and confusion during the battle to steal it.
carlson pulled out his luger and was going to kill candy with it.
Carlson thinks Lennie has stolen his luger pistol, but George had the gun, to kill Lenniedue to the fact that Lennie Killed Curley's Wife..
He represents Candy. The dog was old and useless as Candy will soon become. Candy's dog also represents a symbol for what happened to Lennie. Candy stated, "I ought to have shot that dog myself, Goerge. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog." George uses this quote as advice about what to do with Lennie after he killed Curley's Wife. George stole Carlsons Luger so that he could be the one to shoot Lennie. As Candy said, George didn't want a stranger to get rid of his best friend. He knew he had to do it himself.
WHAT DOES LUGER MEAN IN RELATION TO A GUN? it is a type of pistol made in Germany in the early 1900's and given the name 'luger' after the designer, George Luger. they are calibers 9mm and 30 cal, which has a bottle neck case. the 30 cal cannot be used in a 9mm nor can the 9mm be used in the 30 cal......................
Carlson's position at the ranch in "Of Mice and Men" was a ranch worker. He was a no-nonsense, practical man who was known for his toughness and lack of sentimentality. He owned the Luger pistol that he later used to shoot Candy's dog.
he is the principle at a high school i think
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