Crooks In John Stienbeck's 'Of Mice And Men'
"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.
Crooks did not live in the bunkhouse with the other men, but lived in the harness room of the barn, alone. It was not only not living with the other men--they excluded him from all activities. "S'pose you couldn't even go in the bunkhouse and play rummy 'cause you was black," (pg.72) Crooks said. Crooks just stayed alone in his room, reading, a poor substitute for human conversation.
Crooks did not live in the bunkhouse with the other men, but lived in the harness room of the barn, alone. It was not only not living with the other men--they excluded him from all activities. "S'pose you couldn't even go in the bunkhouse and play rummy 'cause you was black," (pg.72) Crooks said. Crooks just stayed alone in his room, reading, a poor substitute for human conversation.