In ,
Candy callsinto the barn to witness Curley's wife's lifeless body lying on the ground. While
George is looking at the body, Candy asks who killed her, and George responds by
saying,
I should of knew...I guess maybe way back in my
head I did.
George understands 's propensity for
unintentional violence and has known, in the back of his mind, that Lennie might end up making a
catastrophic mistake that would jeopardize their future.
Before George and
Lennie arrive at the ranch in Soledad, George warns Lennie about causing problems and getting
into trouble like he did in the past. In the first chapter of the novella, George tells
Lennie,
An' you ain't gonna do no bad things like you done
in Weed, neither.
Later on, the audience learns that
Lennie accidentally grabbed ahold of a woman's dress in Weed and would not let go when she began
to panic. George and Lennie were forced to flee the ranch and spend the night in an irrigation
ditch to avoid authorities. In , George also tells his close friend,
Well, look. Lennieif you jus' happen to get in trouble like you
always done before, I want you to come right here an' hide in the brush.
George's advice and plan for Lennie to hide out reveal that he has
been preparing for something to go wrong. Their previous experience in Weed has left an
impression on George, and he understands that Lennie is capable of jeopardizing their future.
Once George discovers Curley's wife's lifeless body, he realizes that he knew it was only a
matter of time before Lennie ruined everything. George also understands that he will never
fulfill his dream of owning an estate and living off the land. After discovering the body,
George travels to the hideout and kills Lennie out of mercy to prevent Curley's band from
torturing him.
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