men inside. The first voice I heard was Lennie’s. That deep‚ shapeless‚ voice that only knew how to say nonsense. Then there was a croaky‚ dead voice with an accent that could only belong to Crooks. A more quiet voice followed Crooks’‚ it was gravelly and gruff. I was sure that it belonged to ol’ Candy. Crooks’ home was extremely messy. His room consisted of a straw bed‚ on the opposite wall to the bed there was a square four-paned window. On the other wall‚ there was a narrow plank door. There was
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My Dramatic Monologue – Crooks – Life is really hard at the moment. I was ‘aving the time of me life on Saturday night wiv that big bindlestick whats his name? ( scratch back‚ stroke chin‚ sigh) Ahhhh Lennie thats it. Well anyway we was just sittin’ and talkin’ and talkin’ and sittin’ ‘bout this amazing place that George and Lennie was going to hav’. It gave me hope it did to get out this bloody place‚ start a fresh life and maybe just maybe be treated like a real guy for a change. (imagine it
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Crooks Character Analysis Crooks are a character used by Steinbeck to demonstrate racial segregation and loneliness. He is only black man in the ranch and is disabled. 1) Crooks has a low status and is racially segregated Steinbeck presents Crooks to have the lowest status and authority on the ranch. This is shown when Curley’s wife‚ who also has a very low status threatens Crooks in section 4. “Nigger‚ I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it aint even funny”‚ ‘Crooks had reduced himself
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COCKNEY. -hey there‚ right‚ how yer doin’‚ mate? -I’m bloody well awright thanks luv. -I were gonna tell yer that story about that time wen i went up ter that bonkers rub-a-dub called ’weffer spoon’ about that fight between the ruddy ladies - Oh‚ right‚ yes yer batter cop started then i ’aven’t got long‚ got ter get ter work soon -oh right‚ right‚ basically‚ me and me mates went up there ter see some muckers‚ and one lass were ’angin’ onto a man‚ and the uvver tart came and started grabbin’
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How does Steinbeck present the character of Crooks? In the novel “Of Mice and Men”‚ the character of Crooks is used by John Steinbeck‚ the author‚ to symbolise the downgrading of the black community occurring at the time in which the novel was set. Crooks is also significant as he provides an insight into the reality of the American Dream and the feelings of the people in the ranch; their loneliness and need for company. Steinbeck presents Crooks as a victim of racism and throughout the book‚ he
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characters in the book‚ Curley’s Wife and George. George gets motivated by his dream because he really wants it and he doesn’t wanna be like anyone else. When George was cooking beans over the fire pile and Lennie was sitting there watching‚ george said “Whatever we ain’t got‚ that’s what you want. God I’m mighty if I was alone I could live so easily. I could get a job an work with an no trouble. No mess at all‚ and when the end of the
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Explore the relationship shown towards Curley’s wife by Crooks and Candy. Section 4 In the extract given Crooks and Candy talk to Curley’s wife. In the extract we see Curley’s wife approach crooks and Candy and we see the relationship between them and how it explores how they have no respect for Curley’s wife. In the extract crooks approaches and insults Curley’s wife‚ which is quite significant as he is a black man and in the 1930’s Many black people were not respected and treated badly so the
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and Menâ: In a letter .John Steinbeck Wrote of Curleyâs wife: âSheâs a nice girl and not a floozy.â Discuss and explain your own impression of Curleyâs wife. In âOf Mice and Menâ John Steinbeck describes Curleyâs wife as a character of many contradictions she is shown as both a nice girl and a floozy; lonely yet vindictive; Motherly but also seductive. In this essay I will try to discuss both of her sides. Throughout the novel Curleyâs wife acts and dresses as a floozy; in the very beginning when
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How does Steinbeck present Crooks as the biggest victim on the ranch - discuss Monday 24th October 2011 In the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ Steinbeck presents Crooks‚ the black stable-buck as the biggest victim on the ranch because of his race. Crooks is also the most damaged person‚ emotionally and physically. He has a crooked back and has begun to mimic the cruel and violent behaviour of the other men on the ranch. The impact of his loneliness also makes him push people away‚ leaving him even
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Crooks monologue: Jus because I’m a nigger [examines luger shell from Carlson’s gun] they’d probably shoot me like Candy’s dog if it was as much fun as the scourge they put me through‚ [walks to window and leans against the frame] just because I’m a busted up ol’ nigger‚ [scowls and bites his bottom lip] no-one wants to talk with me or anything. [Glares up into the stars and becomes furious] S’pose I weren’t‚ s’pose I was just like the rest of em‚ and that new fella‚ that big stupid bastard‚ s’pose
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