consequence. Crooks/Racism -“crooks” nickname due to injury. Name given to him by other ranchers dominance‚ possession (slavery) -“California Civil Code for 1905” had aspirations once of being successful. Educated individual. ( had “books”) 1905 tho! 25 years out of dates shows futility of his situation. -“crooks was a proud‚ aloof man” Steinbeck does not aim to victimize/generalize Crooks. He’s 3 dimensional; knows his worth. BUT has no power to change his fate. -location of Crooks in ranch
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A) Steinbeck presents Crooks as practical and intelligent. This is shown in chapter in the passage "rubber boots" "alarm clock" and the "California Civil Code" book. The books show he reads and cares about his Rights. It also shows that he is practical and active with his alarm clock. It can alternatively mean that he has to be intelligent to protect himself from getting beaten by the boss if he is late to which he needs to be protecting himself from horse manure. Also with the Californian civil
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In Chapter 4 of “Of Mice and Men”‚ Steinbeck‚ introduces the character of Crooks by describing his room in the horse stable and his belongings. Steinbeck’s use of describing the setting doesn’t only lets us know where the characters are but in this case it lets us know who the character is. The objects in his room and the way they are placed all tells us something of Crooks’s lifestyle. Crooks’s character is intriguing because of the history he brings on his crooked-back. The way he has been treated
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Crooks’ importance in "Of Mice and Men" In "Of Mice and Men" Crooks is a black stable back segregated from the rest of the men on the ranch because of the fact that he is black. Crooks’ name suggests that there is something physically wrong with him. His physical disability is one of the many ways that he suffers on the ranch. We see Crooks mostly in chapter four. He is not shown much in the first three paragraphs and this indicates his position in society as very low because he is not noticed‚
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Aside from the obviouse‚ George and Lenie‚ Crooks played an important role in‚ Of Mice and men by John Stienbeck. Crooks is thought of as the lowest rank on the ranch. He is looking for companions but he goes about it in an around about way. He is a very smart man but no one on the ranch bothers to listen to him because he is black. Crooks is a very lonely and grumpy old man. He has a croked back were a horse kiked him. He is the stable buck on the ranch but he usally keeps to imself and stays in
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Crooks is symbolic of a lot - he is lonely. He has no one for him. He is segregated against. He has only a few possessions‚ each of which means the world to him. He is one of the only educated ones on the farm‚ and yet this means nothing. He is always weary of the future. Crooks to represent racism and symbolize the marginalization of the black community occurring at the time in which the novel is set. Crooks’ is significant as he provides an insight into the reality of the American
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In John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ there are many example of prejudice. The main types of prejudice shown in this novel are racial‚ sexual and social prejudice. This essay is firstly going to look at racial prejudice. There is much racial prejudice shown in Of Mice and Men towards Crooks the black crippled stable buck. Crooks is more permanent than the other ranch hands and has his own room off the stables with many more possessions than them. This room is made out to be a privilege and
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The introduction of Curley’s wife into the novel is by other characters interpretations of her; she is talked about quite a bit and is called a ‘tramp’ and a ‘tart’ as well as many other things. Hearing Curley’s wife described in this manner gave both George and Lennie preconceptions about her‚ so when the reader meets her for the first time they have already heard about the reputation that she holds on the ranch. The way that her first appearance is described‚ it seems as if she is living up to
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Steinbeck is showing how Curley’s wife emerges as a complex and interesting character. Although her purpose is rather simple in the book’s openings‚ she is been called “tramp‚” “tart‚” and “bitch”. These nasty comments are made by the people that dislike her and her appearances; this makes the reader feel sympathy for her. Later in the book Steinbeck become more complex. She is first introduced through rumours means that the reader already has a biased opinion of Curley ’s wife before she even enters the
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Curley’s wife plays an important role in much of the action in Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. Select a Scene in which Curley’s Wife Appears. Analyse Closely how Steinbeck Presents this Character at this point‚ and Consider Briefly this Character’s Role in this Novel as a whole. Curley’s wife plays an important role in much of the action in Steinbeck’s "Of Mice and Men." The only woman on the ranch and married to the boss’s son‚ she is presented mainly through the eyes of the men. We
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