African Americans In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

In Mice and Men there is harsh treatment of african americans during this time period. In fact Crook, one of the characters in the book is considered weaker than the others because of his skin color and he is crippled. He had to live out in the barn with the animals and he had his work shop off on one of the sides opposite of where his room was. He is seen more weaker than the other due to his skin color and he also gets treated that way too in the book he says, “ They play cards in there, but I can't because I am black.” (Steinbeck 68). This helps describe how he can be seen more weaker than the others because he can't be with them because he is blacked and he is crippled.Since they see him weaker they treat him differently. He has a different job on the ranch than the other workers. He is the only stable hand and is the person to take care of the horses on the