do not fit into the ideal category which we see whilst they interact with each other. Lennie’s brief interaction with Crooks reveals the complexity of racial prejudice during the ranch life. Like many of the men on the characters in the story‚ Crooks admits to being very lonely. “This here’s my room. Nobody got any right in here but me.” When Lennie visits him in his room‚ Crooks turns him away‚ in hope that he will prove a point that if a black man cannot enter a white man’s room then it is unacceptable
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" Of Mice and Men " by John Steinbeck is a novel involving two extremely different main characters. George is a reasonably intelligent‚ hardworking ranchman. Lennie on the other hand always manages to find trouble. He is equally as hardworking and honest as George but his simple childlike mind always finds him trouble wherever he goes. However they have one thing that unites the two of them as close as any bond can. This is that they both share the same dream of owning their own ranch and after
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terms of emotional stability‚ there is one missing element suggested in this book‚ that is friends. Without friends‚ people would suffer from loneliness and solitude. Loneliness leads to low self-esteem and deprivation. Other characters in the novel‚ Crooks‚ Candy‚ and Curley’s wife all exhibit some form of loneliness. They are driven towards the curiosity of George and Lennie’s friendship because they do not have that support in their life. Through Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck demonstrates that often
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the characters refer to each other and why this may portray exclusion and how. Crooks is a highly isolated and excluded character in the novel as the stable buck. We know as the reader that he is excluded from the moment he is introduced. This is first presented when Candy says “the stable bucks a nigger”. Using the term ‘nigger’ to describe the character tells us that there is a strong racial exclusion and that Crooks isn’t very socially high up. Steinbeck later then develops the exclusion of this
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achieve recognition as a writer‚ it was criticized by some for its raw portrayal of the difficulties faced by people during the Depression. Throughout the novel Steinbeck cogently depicts the adversity faced by the main characters‚ Lennie‚ George‚ Crooks and Candy and the detrimental effects on them living during this time. Through the use of characterisation‚ plot structure and setting‚ Steinbeck strengthens the statement that the novella is more than just the tragedy of Lennie‚ but that it
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Steinbeck makes it clear that only Crooks‚ Curley’s wife and Candy are the lonely characters in the ranch. The loneliest character is Crooks. He is isolated from the other ranchers because of his race. He isn’t allowed to join any social activities at the ranch and is completely left out alone. He’s so lonely that he considers reading books to accompany him. Even though he doesn’t show it‚ he is desperate to have someone to talk to. When Lennie comes in his room‚ Crooks just keeps on talking to him and
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in addition the idea that isolation can be detrimental to someone especially the characters Crooks and Curley’s wife. Companionship is being closely connected with others and having someone else to depend on. In Of Mice and Men the friendship between George and Lennie is highlighted throughout the whole novella. They have each other to talk‚
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three characters who live lonely‚isolated lives are Candy‚Crooks‚and Curley’s wife. Candy lives a lonely life on the ranch. He works alone because he can’t work with the other guys. His hand is cut off‚ so he can’t lift stuff. The guys leaves him back at the ranch while they go to drink and sleep with women. Then‚ Candy doesn’t want Carlson to shoot his dog because it’s his only companion. Candy says‚ “I don’t mind takin care of him.” (45). Crooks is the second loneliest person on
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natural and inevitable result of the kind of life they are forced to lead. Every character in the story exhibits loneliness. Curley’s wife seeks the attention of the farm hands as a substitute for the lack of attention from the abusive Curley. Crooks keeps to himself because he believes that the white people want nothing to do with a Negro. Candy’s only friend is his dog‚ and when his dog dies‚ he despairs. Each of the characters in the story is attracted to the plans of Lennie and George. As
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ain’t bright‚ but I never seen such a worker. He damn near killed his partner buckin’ barley’”(Steinbeck 39). Lennie is mentally challenged meaning he is looked in a different way because others of the story or of Great Depression view him as an isolated being‚ However‚ Lennie is overlooked and instead is viewed as the very good and strong worker that has the mindset of a 6-year-old boy. Furthermore‚ Candy is an old worker at the ranch in which he quotes ‘“ I got hurt four years ago‚’ he said. ‘They
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