didn’t marry Curley. Even though Curley’s wife is trapped‚ she was really mean to Crooks. Crooks never done anything to her; she keeps getting others in to trouble by talking to them causing Curley to get mad. Crooks just ask her to leave his room because people are tired of her appearing everywhere stirring up trouble. Instead of leaving to cause no conflict‚ Curley’s wife ended up threatening to frame Crooks and get him killed. It was a really cruel act. This shows the injustice whites had toward
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Crooks and the themes in ‘Of mice and men’ Loneliness and companionship Many of the characters‚ in ‘Of mice and men’‚ admit to suffering from loneliness. George starts these confessions early in the novella when he reminds Lennie that the life of a “ranch-hand” is one of the loneliest of lives. Men like George who migrate from farm to farm rarely have anyone to look to for companionship and protection. As the story develops‚ Candy‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife all confess their deep loneliness. The
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lesson about the nature of human existence. Nearly all of the characters‚ including George‚ Lennie‚ Candy‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife‚ admit‚ at one time or another‚ to having a profound sense of loneliness and isolation. Each desires the comfort of a friend‚ but will settle for the attentive ear of a stranger. Curley’s wife admits to Candy‚ Crooks‚ and Lennie that she is unhappily married‚ and Crooks tells Lennie that life is no good without a companion to turn to in times of confusion and need. The characters
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English essay improved by Anna Wood John Steinbeck presents the less powerful characters as abused‚ mistreated outcasts who struggle to fit in with those par their own. Outcasts can turn to each other but if they get too close or unstable it could demolish the both of them.” She knelt in the hay beside him” hay can be represented as horses and gives us the idea that they are about to die. Horses lay down when they know that their time is near. It could also show that they have no one but each
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moved past the Great Depression era‚ loneliness‚ the fear of seclusion‚ and the harm isolation causes is all around. In society‚ those who are different are frowned upon and forced into a life of loneliness and pain. Characters in the novel such as Crooks and Candy are just minor examples of what happens in everyday in the real world. With all this being said it is shown that this novel revolves around the central idea that is so relevant i society today‚ loneliness is the root of all human
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Loneliness Outline It is a melancholic feeling which everyone tries to triumph over and experiences at least once. Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is a novella which expresses the theme of loneliness. George‚ Crooks‚ and Candy try to overcome their loneliness by having items or companions that distract them from being morose. George overpowers his loneliness by having Lennie by his side. Although George does not receive any advantages in return for taking care of Lennie‚ George still keeps Lennie
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to the barn “Five-ten minutes” ago‚ he “jumped out the door” to go after Slim. When Crooks‚ Lennie and Candy are confronted by Curley’s wife in Crooks’ room and he tries to make her leave‚ she shows contempt‚ as though Crooks is an insignificant speck beneath her notice‚ and authority over him when she tells him how she “can have you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny”. The authority is assumed as Crooks can easily overpower her‚ but no man would listen to a “coloured man’s” word over
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When Crooks is talking to Lennie about going out Crooks states‚ “They play cards in there‚ but I can’t play because I’m black” (Steinbeck 68). Crooks is being treated poorly and unfairly just because of his race which reveals his role as a literary other. In addition‚ the author uses the literary device of the other to emphasize the characters and to develop the motif of dreams. Crooks dreams about being treated like a normal human being For instance‚ Crooks is talking to Curley’s
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How does Steinbeck present the characters of Crooks and Curley ’s wife ? In what way are these minor characters shown to be significant throughout the novel ? In John Steinbeck ’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ we gather our first impressions of Curley ’s wife from Candy‚ a man with one arm and who ’s only companion is his dog and is his equivalent of a friend‚ which he has had since it was a pup. "I had ’im since he was a pup". We develop our initial impressions of Curley ’s wife as being flirtatious
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Steinbeck uses Crooks‚ a african-american “stable buck” who has a crooked back. He lives alone in a barn with all of the mules and horses because the black man “ain’t wanted in the bunkhouse” (68). People did not question segregation at the time. People of different races didn’t have the same opportunities as white people. Which made the ideal American Dream even harder to attain. While Crooks and Lennie are talking in Crook’s bunk‚ Lennie mentions their
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