“The right choice is almost never the simplest choice,” is a memorable phrase by author Rick Riordan that may seem like a simple quote, but can actually demonstrate your character with his choices. In Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck, the story of two men, George Milton and Lennie Small, in the 1930s, migrant ranch workers struggling just like many during the Depression. George takes care of Lennie as he has an intellectual disability and would have no one else to take care of him. Lennie finds himself in a shameful situation where he accidentally takes the life of Curley's wife. Curley, George's son and Lennie's employer, seeks revenge and begins pursuing Lennie with a lynch mob. George then finds himself facing a difficult situation. Curley, enraged by Lennie's actions, decides to find him and have him lynched. George, armed and ready to make a grueling decision, beats Curley and the other men against Lennie. George then shoots Lennie in the back of the head, saving him from being killed by Curley's lynch mob. George not only saves him from a worse fate, but allows Lennie to be put into a peaceful state of mind before death. George states, “You… and me. They will all be kind to you. There will be no more problems” (106). The last topic on Lennie's mind is his aspiration to care for rabbits on a piece of land that he and George would own. George allows Lennie to be taken from the earth painlessly and peacefully, which further proves that George is right to take action and kill Lennie. George chooses to bear the burden of taking another's life, which is no easy task. George makes his decision based on what is best for Lennie, not what is best for himself. “George shuddered and looked at the gun, and then threw it away, back onto the bank” (106). Immediately, it is clear that George is stunned by what he has done and is speechless. Slim and the rest of the men arrive quickly. George darkly explains to the men what he had just done. Slim commiserates with George and realizes how difficult a choice George had to make. Slim says, “Come on, George. You and I will go get something to drink” (107). Going to get a drink, alcohol will help George cope with the loss of his best friend. Sometimes the right choice isn't always the easiest choice, as demonstrated by