"No, Lennie. I ain't mad. I never been mad, an' I ain't now. That's a thing I want ya to know"(Steinbeck 106) -George…
Crooks is being isolated from the rest of the rest of the workers because he is black. The isolation that Crooks has been subjected to has caused him to instinctively push others away. Crook shows this when he is speaking to Lennie and he tells him “ You got no right to come in my room. This here’s my room . Nobody got any right in here but me” (16). Crooks was isolated because of his…
Crooks tells Lennie so much about himself because it's the first time someone came to his bunk and wanted to have a conversation with him. Crooks is a very lonely man because he's black and sadly he was shunned to a small stable, Crooks at first when Lennie wanted to hang out he said to leave him alone, but Lennie didn't understand so Crooks finally allowed him to sit and talk. Crooks vents to Lennie about his mistreatment as an African-American, then he teases Lennie because he relies so much on George and If George got injured what would Lennie do, Lennie panics thinking George is actually hurt, but then Crooks calm him down so Crooks to me is a mixed emotion guy because he deserves to be mad about his mistreatment, but he shouldn't tease Lennie at all. Crooks invited Lennie in because he just needed to talk to someone and that person was Lennie and he knows there's something wrong mentally with Lennie so he told so much about himself because he knows Lennie wouldn't remember a single word from the conversation.…
Likewise, Crook is isolated by his skin color because he is black while the other people on the ranch are white. He has to live by himself in the barn and is not allowed in the bunkhouse with the rest of the other people. He is also not allowed to play cards with the others because of his skin color and also because they think he stinks. He has to go into his room when it gets dark and all he can do is read he can’t do anything else because he doesn't have anyone that lives with him. While everyone else can go into the bunkhouse and talk or play cards. He gets mad when people come into his room because he is not allowed in the bunkhouse so he thinks it is fair if they are not in his room and he also wants his own privacy. In Mice and men…
Crooks has a small, yet significant role in the novel. What is the importance of his character to the story. What are his dreams and desires ? What is his motivation ?…
Published in 1937, John Steinbeck wrote a moving and powerful novel titled, Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck’s reliance on textual description makes the work accessible to young readers, as does his use of foreshadowing and reoccurring images. Equally important is the way Steinebeck intertwines loneliness, friendship, and sadness. A professor at the University of San Jose stated, “The near impossibility of attaining the American Dream in the face of the huge and random challenges, like natural and economic disasters became the central theme of Steinbeck’s novel” (“Of Mice and Men – Critical Reception” 1). Marxist and New Criticism were the two approaches applied to the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.…
"A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody." (pg.72) In John Stienback's Of Mice And Men, Crooks was able to live a life filled with loneliness and persecution. He was shoved aside on the farm, ignored and alone. He endured the persecution against him because he was an African-American. Because Crooks existed in conditions that could drive one insane, he is a survivor.…
[Candy] said miserably, "You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They says he wasn't no good to himself nor nobody else”(Steinbeck 60). Candy is introduced in the start of chapter two, he is described indirectly by the narrator as a “Stoop shouldered old man”(Steinbeck 18). He is said to have a round stump on his right arm, but no hand. His dog enters later in chapter two, whom is described as a “dragfooted sheepdog, gray of a muzzle, and with pale, old eyes”(Steinbeck 26). Through these characters, Steinbeck helps the reader understand the stereotype of the uselessness of the elderly and disabled. Along with this, Candy and his dog create a parallel with George and Lennie.…
Crooks is separated from the other men because of his color. Back in the 1930’s many African Americans had no rights and were discriminated against because of their color. He understands the men don't like him around and he would rather be isolated instead of ridiculed for something he simply can't change about himself. Because Crooks is so disliked he doesn't often get much company. When Crooks first meets Lennie he doesn't push him away like the other because he also realizes that Lennie doesn't understand much and will just listen to anyone. Crooks explains to Lennie that life is no good without a companion to turn to in times of confusion and need. “‘A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long’s he’s with you. I tell ya.” he cried, “I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an he gets sick’”(35) He believes that everybody needs a friend and being lonely is one of the worst feelings in the world. Just like Candy, Crooks also wants to share the farm because he also wants to feel free and wanted. He knows that if he were to leave the ranch and have his own place that he wouldn't be so discriminated against. He would actually be able to live a carefree…
Crooks is the most isolated character in this novella. He is isolated because of the color of his skin. He lives all by himself in the barn, which is away from the bunkhouse. Crooks pretends to be fine with…
Crooks, Candy, Curley's wife, and Lennie are all stereotypically displayed as what they come off as at first, the colored man, the migrant worker, the woman, and the one with cognitive disabilities. All of them are clearly underprivileged in some way, either by their sex, gender, brains, or where they come from.…
Crooks is the loneliest in the novela since he doesn't have friends or hangs out .In the book they describe him as a man who wants to have same friends but is afreade to make any.When lennie get in side the room crooks he is all mean but he just wants a person to interact.Crook is a nice guy but acts all rude to ather pepole.At the end crook made a friend but he will be stuke duing his job at the ranch.because gerorg killd lennie.…
Crooks is forced to live in the barn because of his skin colour, he is heavily discriminated against and due to this has little outside communication with anyone else since he lives in the barn and because of his colour. This causes him to be rude to Lennie and attempt to push him away when all Lennie wants to do is be friends. Later on though Crooks is hesitant when Lennie tries to leave because he sees Lennie is not like the rest of the people and that he genuinely wants to be friends with Crooks. This shows that he is very lonely and that the feeling of companionship is uncommon to him. Crooks believes that “a guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody. don’t make no difference who the guy is, long’s he’s with you”…
He wants to be treated equally, even though the harsh reality proves not as convincing. Along the concept of his dream to belong he had once experienced love and acceptance in his his family. He recalled these few precious moments of life. “Had two brothers. They was always near me, always there. Used to sleep in the same room - all three” However in Crooks’ present state, his colleagues have shown no representation of attachment towards him nor have their group because of his skin colour. He opens up to Lennie expressing his burden throughout his time on the farm. “A man goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody.” Crook’s lonely condition is tearing him apart, however his ‘hopes and dreams’ of a discrimination-free environment gives him determination to still interact with his peers and move on with life. Eventhough his presence on the farm is majorly secluded from the rest of the workers, his survival is made feasible by his knowing existence of black and white…
In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Steinbeck uses descriptive language and diction to explain Crook’s room. After reading the two paragraphs explaining Crooks’s room, a reader can infer that Crooks is caring, lonely and informed about his rights. Crooks’s room is described as “a little shed” with many personal possessions.” Furthermore, unlike the other men on the ranch he has books which consist of “a tattered dictionary and a mauled copy of the California civil code for 1905” and medicine for the horses.…