What are some details for Lenny's death in the book ';Of Mice and Men??';

How would his death illuminate the meaning of the story as a whole? thank you!!!!!!What are some details for Lenny's death in the book ';Of Mice and Men??';
George knows he has no other choice but to kill Lenny because he knows if he doesn't the people that live/work on the ranch will or he will die by himself in nature.


It also relates to the similarity between Candy and his dog.


Both Candy's dog and Lennie were weak, and killed as soon as they became useless to the society. Also, the dog was Candy's friend, and Lennie was George's friend. In both cases, Slim viewed the deaths as mercy killings. The last similarity was that both Candy and George felt lonely after the death of their companions. The difference was that Carlson killed the dog for selfish reasons, while George killed Lennie out of mercy. What are some details for Lenny's death in the book ';Of Mice and Men??';
Here are a couple of thoughts:





1) George and Lennie are always talking about ';getting a little place'; and ';living off the fat of the land.'; In other words, they're looking for paradise. When Lennie dies, maybe Steinbeck is saying what Crooks argues, that everyone wants to achieve heaven in this life, but that's a dream that can never be fulfilled.





2) George and Lennie have something that very few other workers have: a dependable friend, someone who will always be there for them, no matter what --- essentially, a family. Lennie's death emphasizes how special that friendship was, and how hard such a good thing was to maintain in the Depression.