Abstract
This study aims to analyze the death of Lennie Small, a tragic character in Of Mice and Men, through the lens of deontology and consequentialism. People have always paid the most attention to the ending of Of Mice and Men: Should George have killed Lennie or not? This study focuses on the factors that led to George’s decision to end Lennie’s life, using ethical perspectives to justify George’s decision to shoot Lennie to death. With the shooting of Lennie as an example, we intend to demonstrate that, although the action and the outcome may be the same from the deontological perspective and the consequential perspective, the motivation for the shooting is different because of different moral philosophies. Consequentialism provides a clear benchmark to abide by; in contrast, although deontology claims that people are obliged to follow the supreme principle of morality, without clear guidance, people may confront contradictory obligations and, hence, face a dilemma.
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