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Thursday, May 17, 2007
Death Penalty
Lennie probably would have been killed by Curley and the other men because he killed Curley's wife. Do you think that this is a fair punishment for Lennie's actions? You might think about the death penalty. In some states, if you commit murder, your punishment is death rather than prison. Do two wrongs make a right? In other words, is it okay to kill someone because they killed someone else?
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i think it is a fair punishment because he killed her, even though it was on accident. taking someon's life is a major crime. if he were to be killed, they should just do it quick and without pain. it's never fair to make anyone suffer and we know that Curley probably would have made him suffer.
Yes I think it is a fair punishment for Lennie's actions. No two wrongs don't make a right but he does deserve some type of punishment even though he is mentally challenged.
I think its a fair punishment because he killed her and if he got locked up it wouldnt be good because of his problem. Two wrongs dont make a right but in this case it did.
no i dont think that its a fair punishment. yes lennie did kill curleys wife but he shouldnt get punished for that.it was wrong what he did but it was an accident.and he is mentally challenged so he didnt really know what he was doing.but he would of been better off getting killed then getting put in jail
I agree with paul that he could kill again so he should be killed but if he was put in jail in his own cell he would not be able to kill anyone else. i don't think death was a good punishment because Lennie did not know what he was doing.
No i believe lennie shouldnt have The death penalty or be killed by curly because he didint mean to hurt anyone he should have been sent away to a Mental facility Or something of the sorts so he wouldn't bring harm to anyone or himself.Its just wrong to kill someone who doesn't know they have done something wrong but in some case's if they are just crazy the deserve what they have done to them but not lennie.
yes lennie killed curlys wife and even thougth tho he is special he should have known better yes he should be killed b/c he could do it again
i dnt think its ok to kill someone bc they killed someone. especially bc the someone that killed someone was mentally challenged. lennie didnt kill curleys wife on purpose. to be honest i think it was her fault bc she knew lennie was slow and she shouldnt have been to flirty.
I believe that the death penalty is wrong because even though Lennie killed Curley's wife he didn't mean it so there shoul have been some slack for Lennie.
I think it isn't fair for Lennie to be killed because he didn't know what he was doing. I mean he had a mental disability. Two wrongs don't make a right you sometimes have to forgive and forget. Well today it is logical to kill someone else because they killed someone. Back then it was too. But in my opinion I do think it is okayy.
I think it isn't fair that Lennie was killed because he is mentally challenged and he doesn't know his own strength. Lennie didn't mean to kill Curley's wife. Two wrongs do not make a right. Today if you were to kill someone you would probably be killed for your actions.
I think it is and it's not because Lennie didn't mean to do it and it was an accident. It is a fair punishment because he did kill Curley's wife and he kind of committed murder. I don't agree with angie t because George killed Lennie it wasn't Curley.
I think that this is not right that Lennie was killed. I think that because yes he killed her but he didn't mean to he didn't know how hard his hands were on her face. Lennie wasen't killed by curly. He was killed by George so that curly wasen't going to make him surfer because Lennie killed his wife. I agree with angie becuase yea he did kill her but he had no intention to hurt her. He was trying to get her to shut up so that he wouldn't get in trouble.
i think it is kind of fair because it is like the fraze "An eye for an eye. the other people would kind of learn from the other peoples mistakes
I do not think it is a fair punishment for Lennie because he did not mean to kill Curleys wife.I do however think that the death sentence is appropriate for people who kill people on pupose and do it without reason.
it hink it was wrong to kill lennie becuase he really didnt mean to kill her hes dee dedee..so they sould of just sent him to jail.
I think a death penalty is not used for this situation since Lennie has killed Curley's wife but it does not give a right to anybody to kill him since he will not learn from his mistakes this way. What kind of lesson will set upon him if someone just cuts his life span apart. If he needs a punishment, it either should be labor work or send him to mental ayslum for cure of his mental needs.
I think it is a fair punishment even though it was an accident.
Killing somebody is a major crime.
Also i think George thought it was better to kill Lennie himself than if Curley cought him because George shot him in the head so he would die quickley and if Curley cought him he would torcher Lennie.
i dont think killing him is a fair punishment. I think he should get punished but not that bad. He could not control what he was doing. He is mentally challenged and he did not know what happened. He was just trying to keep Curley's wife so he would not get in trouble. Two wrongs dont make a right. If you kill someone for killing a person it will just lead to more killing. I agree with melissa. I also agree with angela. If he was sent to a mental facility he could get help insted of getting punished.
i dont think this was a good punishment for Lennie because he is mentally challened and he doesn't his own strength. the right punishment for him probably should have been prison. Two wrongs DO NOT make a right and killing Lennie was completely unnecessary.
I think it is a fair punishment because lennie killed curleys wife, and if that had been anyone else they would of been killed right away.Even though killing curleys wife was an accident lennie still commited a crime and if lennie were to be killed it should be quick and painless.So yes even though lennie is mentally challenged he still deserves some kind of punishment.
I do not think it is a fair punishment because Lennie is mentally disabled and doesnt know wrong from right. He didnt mean to kill her, he warned her that he wasnt allowed to talk to her because he would get in trouble. Killing Lennie wouldnt solve anything because two wrongs dont make a right. Instead of killing him you they should have put him in a insane asilum or put him on some kind of medication, if they had any back then.
I don't think killing Lennie is a fair punishment because two wrongs don't make a right. Also Lennie didn't mean it and he is mentally challenged so he should go to prison.
i agree with brett because if you kill someone you should have to know there pain
I agree with danielle. I agree because it was an unfair punishment. They shouldnt have killed him because he cant control what he is doing or control his own strength. They should have punished him, but not that bad. The men should of understood lennie condition and understand that,lennie killing curley's wife, was an accident
i agree with melissa. i agree with her because Lennie didn't mean to kill curley's wife.If anyone had to kill Lennie i definately dont think that it should have been George that killed him because Lennie is George's best friend. i just couldnt see myself killing my best friend. If i were George i would help him run away or run away with him. I disagree with brett and emmet because Lennie didn't mean to kill Curley's wife but when Lennie is killed, it was on purpose.
I agree with Marissa.The reason why I agree is because it was not fair because he killed Curley's wife but it was a mistake. The only reason he killed her was that she let him touch her hair and then when she said let go Lennie wouldn't let go so he got mad and he broke her neck.
i think it was a fair punishment because killing another person is a major crime. even though he was mentally challenged killing another person is something everyone should know not to do no matter what their condition is.
I don't think they should of punished Lennie that bad by killing him. I think if I was George I would help him run away. I just don't think I could kill my best friend. I would risk my own life for my there's.
I agree with Brett because he should be killed for killing Curleys's wife.Even though it was an accident he killed someone.It was good George killed Lennie quickly otherwise Curley would have shot him in the stomach and Lennie would have died slowly.Also Lennie would have been totured or used for expeirements.
it probably was an apropriate punishment because if he got locked up it wouldnt be even close to taking a life and the only punishmen that would equal her death would be the death of her killer lennie.sometimes some people need to suffer the same consequences
I agree with Mike l because he killed someone even though he was mentally challenged and it was an accident, he still deserved to die.
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