Of Mice and Men – Chapter Four - Crooks Essay Crooks is a literate black man who tends horses on the ranch. He has long been the victim of oppressive violence and prejudice and has retired behind a facade of aloofness and reserve‚ his natural personality deadened and suppressed by years of antagonism. Crooks is the only black man in the novel. He has a cynical intelligence and a contemptuous demeanor that he uses to prevent others from inevitably excluding him because of his race. This sign of intelligence
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Dairy Entries Dairy Entry 1 – Explain where in the past you travelled to 28/02/24 Dear Diary. My name is Professor Sharon Jung and I am the first person in the WORLD to travel through time. I have been studying Ancient Greece for some time and I have been waiting for this moment for AGES. With all my courage‚ I took a deep breath and stepped into the time machine. 448 BCE As soon as I stepped out of the time machine‚ it was as if I was walking into a whole new world. Loud‚ busy and dirty. The streets
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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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24 April 1915. Tomorrow‚ we will be landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula. As of now‚ this boat ride has been the worst I’ve ever had. My mate‚ Tasman‚ has been telling me that he’s had worse. I don’t know what could be worse than knowing that you could be killed in less than 24 hours‚ but he is entitled to his own opinion. I hope that my family’s okay. I miss them‚ I miss Australia‚ and most of all‚ I miss my dear Alice. I had volunteered to join the Army when I heard the news of war. I and the rest
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of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries‚ roughly beginning with the stock-market crash in October 1929‚ and continuing through most of the 1930s. In this essay I will be studying the character Crooks and how he is isolated from the rest of the people on the ranch. Crooks was a lively‚ sharp-witted‚ black stable-hand‚ who takes his name from his crooked back. Like most of the characters in the story‚ he admits that he is extremely lonely‚ this is shown when he said “A guy needs
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try to depict how Steinbeck gives an insight of the character of Crooks through his room‚ and his paramount interactions with the other ‘proletariats’ on the ranch. Personally‚ I have a lot of sympathy for Crooks‚ because he chooses to be isolated so becomes a hopeless miser. In my opinion‚ this is the only personality of Crooks that I have become heavily judgemental on. However‚ I will explore how Steinbeck has tried to mirror Crooks’ many different aspects he pertains as an individual.` the effect
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with Crooks. After hearing Candy’s speech about the dream they now all share this hope of a better life together. This dream includes Crooks‚ who before was irritated by the other men’s company‚ is now realising how lonely he had been before and this almost reachable dream could become a reality for him‚ an escape from the isolation he has to endure everyday on the ranch. Steinbeck writes‚ ‘She looked from one face to another‚ and they were all closed against her.’ This relationship Crooks has
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patiently wait until they’re 100% sure your house is all alone‚ and then they’ll strike. These crooks are highly sophisticated‚ and they can even uncover your daily routine and plan accordingly. Contrary to what you would think‚ most burglaries happen during the day‚ and a “professional” burglar only needs about 15 minutes to steal all the valuable possessions you’re keeping at your house. Moreover‚ these crooks will take advantage of dark areas‚ landscaping‚ and overgrown vegetation in order to hide
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Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ in which takes place during the Great Depression‚ Crooks is a very sad and lonely person. Through his conversations with Lennie‚ Candy‚ and Curley’s wife‚ it is obvious that Crooks is sorrowful‚ which have evolved through isolation. Crooks is so unhappy because of: his unhappy past‚ unpopularity at the ranch‚ and his pain for a better life. First off‚ Crooks doesn’t have a happy background. After Crooks feels comfortable with Lennie‚ he begins to describe and reflect his life
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It was dangerous with a young infant‚ but to stop was to give in to death. Occasionally they were chased by Southerns or Crooks‚ but at the slight hint of a gang they would vanish. Gangs roamed the claustrophobic alley ways like a pack of wolves. The gangs had no blood feud between members‚ no wars‚ no quarrels. They only killed‚ raped and devoured those who were found on
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