The last part in the Novel where Lennie cannot control his behaviour is when Lennie is alone with Curley's wife. Curley's wife was very lonely and needed someone to talk to. She chose to talk to Lennie. Although Lennie did not know what Curley's wife was saying, he just sat there and listened. Later, Curley's wife wanted Lennie to feel her soft hair, because Lennie had an obsession with soft objects. While Lennie was touching Curley's wife's hair, she moved Lennie's hand out of the way. This triggered Lennie to go into a minor shock. This minor shock however made Lennie pull the hair of Curley's wife, and he put his hand over her mouth to stop her from screaming and getting him in trouble. The More Curley's wife struggled, the more Lennie gripped her hair and squeezed her head. The amount of force Lennie put on Curley's wife's head, plus the struggling of Curley's wife, it was enough for her neck to snap, and kill her. Lennie's minor, uncontrollable shock had made him a murderer.
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