In Of Mice of Men, how do the characters suffer from human rights issues?

The murder of Lennie is a human rights issue. George killed Lennie because he didn't want him to feel pain if he allowed the other man to shoot him. So he decided to find Lennie as fast as he could before the man could get him to end his life with peace. George wanted to kill Lennie himself but out of love.

no, but sometimes i do.

o'henry used irony in "the gift of the magi". this tool was essential to developing the story's theme by showing that the couple bought gifts for each other that they could not actually use at the moment. in addition, the author used this fact to show that people of the society should treasure the things they've received from others, because you may never know if they sacrificed their most treasured possession to aquire the gift.