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’ 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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12th July I got up at 7.30 this morning‚ which is earlier than I usually do. Last nights play finished early because of an accidental fire and I got to go to bed early. It was a nice day to perform a play. The sun was out but there was a nice layer of clouds to just cool the air. It was a Friday today and I had been doing plays every day of this week. I hardly have anytime to go over and practice the plays because I have to perform so many. It is a bit easier than people may think because we are
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Journal #1 The past few months have been pretty rough on Ed Kennedy. After being treated like garbage for his whole life‚ he finally has some purpose‚ except he doesn’t know why. In I am the Messenger‚ an adroit mysterious person has told Ed Kennedy to preform acts that would help the people living around him have better lives. This mysterious person communicates to Ed through playing cards‚ particularly aces‚ with directions listed on them. Ed has already finished all of the directions and is
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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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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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Curley’s wife and Crooks all possess a dream‚ that unfortunately never comes true. George‚ a character that portrays a more independent demeanor‚ hopes to live a life full of freedom -- full of new opportunities. George fantasizes a life where he is not always under someone else’s rein. He wishes to live the “American
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Lord Kitchener - The Boer offensive The Siege of Lady Smith 1899 Shame be brought on Paul Kruger. How dare he bring Boer offensives into British held Colony areas. This has caused trouble and now it has been declared that the British are fighting in war‚ another war in which we shall not lose! The Boer may have mobility but what they lack is the key to British troops fighting‚ order. My men‚ have mastered order and with the equiptment supplied we are sure to win this battle. The origins of
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Courage It was January 2nd 1940‚ in a town called Berlin. The second World War has just started‚ and both sides were ready to fight. My family and i were hidden in sturdy attic tucked away from the Nazis‚ who were attacking us because we were jews The man who is letting us stay here is a “non-jew”‚ he seems very stern‚ but is actually quite nice. He was kind of a double agent. He pretends to be with the Nazis‚ but actually hides families like mine to keep them safe. My family and i are grateful
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Task 2: Write Napoleon’s diary entry for the day that the windmill is destroyed. Murielle Pallien - 1 - Murielle Pallien October 2012 Rationale: I have chosen to write the diary entry for the pig Napoleon‚ because I find him to be an extremely interesting character. He is the one who comes up with ideas to keep the other animals working without complaining. He also has a fairly high standard of knowledge and can communicate on an intellectual
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