I get engulfed in what I read, most novels anyway, and to understand the book more I picture me as the main character. As I was reading the part near the end w/ the Luger I kind of imagined what George was going through and it brought some tears to my eyes.
The book is pretty much about a man, George, and a slow guy, Lennie, who George has to take care of. Lennie always gets in trouble and holds George back from moving up in the world. Lennie finally gets into trouble that George can't get him out of and does what he has to do.