I understand it is controversies topic. However, I think John Steinbeck, who wrote the novel, Of Mice and Men, throws this topic to readers. Do people have a right to kill the person who can’t take care or earn oneself, such as Lennie? If you are moral person, you would say absolutely not. However, there are two opposite cases in Japan to consider about this topic. One is that people who has mental disorder hardly ever been excused, even if they commit a crime, such as murder. On the other hand, when the newborn baby has handicap and they need to be cured, the parents could refuse a treatment. To compare the novel, we can replace Japanese court in the first case with the worker in the ranch, and parents in the second case with Candy or George. In my opinion, it is hard to answer the question but we should consider about it forever because both of cases have a lot of disagreement. On that point, if I answer the previous question that whether this novel should be banned or not, I could say "No" because the reader should consider this topic as the response.
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References
Steinbeck, J., (2006). Of Mice and Men. London: Penguin Books Ltd.
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