Of Mice and Men
Why does George lie about Lenny having the gun?
Chapter 6
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They lie about Lennie having the gun because they know he is going to be killed no matter what they do. The fact that the others believed Lennie had a gun made it possible to make it seem as if George killed Lennie in self-defense.
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