Explore the ways Crooks (a minor character) is presented in Of Mice And Men John Steinbeck created the character of Crooks in order for him (Crooks) to embody the marginalisation of the black community during the 1930s. Crooks is a minor character‚ but this does not stop Steinbeck using him to bring attention to the racism of the time and the reality of ‘the American Dream’. When we first see Crooks it is apparent that he is very lonely “had his bunk in the harness room; a little shed that leaned
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“Of Mice and Men” Essay In his novel “Of Mice and Men” Stienbeck tries to prove that the achievement of the American dream is impossible and that if someone is born a certain status they will stay that status for the rest of their life‚ especially is they are mentally retarded‚ deformed or of a different ethnicity. Steinbeck viewed many failed American dreams all around him during the years of the Dust Bowl. He witnessed the poverty and saw people who had dreams that were never accomplished.
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Analyzing Crooks In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Steinbeck uses descriptive language and diction to explain Crook’s room. After reading the two paragraphs explaining Crooks’s room‚ a reader can infer that Crooks is caring‚ lonely and informed about his rights. Crooks’s room is described as “a little shed” with many personal possessions.” Furthermore‚ unlike the other men on the ranch he has books which consist of “a tattered dictionary and a mauled copy of the California civil
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10th October 2013 York notes "crooks is an illustration of the way in which loneliness can corrupt and destroy and man" crooks: no one gets into heaven and no one gets their dreams takes a very sinister view on life and likes to worry people about the negatives doesn’t believe that dreams can come true crooks and loneliness page 77- five quotes about crooks past‚ five on isolation and five on being a twisted human being past "I was born right here in California" "my old man
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How does John Steinbeck present the character of Crooks? In the novel "Of Mice and Men" John Steinbeck‚ the author‚ uses the character of 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 Dream and the feelings of all the ranchers: their loneliness and need for company and human interaction. Crooks got his name from his "crooked
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Crooks Diary Entry Tonight Lennie an’ Candy came in to my room. I argued with Lennie first tellin’ him he aint got no right to come in to my room. But the stubborn guy didn’t understand and jus’ came in anyway. He was sayin’ he wanted to tend some pup of his. I let him stay and come in. Lennie started talkin’ to me bout rabbits and a place he‚ candy and George was gonna get. I told him he was nuts‚ jus’ nuts. But Lennie kept sayin’ an’ repeatin’ ‘it aint no lie’ and ‘were gonna do it’. I don’t
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The passage is from "Of Mice and Men". Steinbeck describes Crooks’ room for the first time. In this passage‚ Steinbeck is illustrating Crooks’ barn to the reader as the setting on the passage. First‚ he describes everything in detail that is located in Crooks’ barn while using powerful diction to clarify Crooks’ character. Second‚ he describes Crooks’ barn as his source of his pride and self-respect while reinstating his loneliness. Third‚ Steinbeck uses sound imagery to foreshadow and to set the
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“Read and annotate the passage and write about how Steinbeck uses details to present Crooks in this extract. Explain the importance of what the reader learns here in terms of the novel as a whole” In the first four paragraphs of Chapter four‚ the reader is already aware of how lonely and broken‚ both physically and mentally‚ Crooks is. However‚ he is clever and proud. Crooks‚ “the negro stable buck” is restricted from communicating with the other workers as he had “his bunk in the harness room"
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Crooks is isolated because of color and his disability. He is physically divided from his fellow co workers and lives in a separate bunkhouse. His loneliness forces him to acquiesce when Lennie tries to make a decent conversation with him. But when Lennie fills Crooks in about the dream farm place‚ all he does is laughs. It could be because he saw too many men say that but they end up working for someone or just simply ended up in ditch. Crooks is understandably cynical and shows apprehension about
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Crooks‚ Candy‚ Curley’s wife‚ and Lennie are all stereotypically displayed as what they come off as at first‚ the colored man‚ the migrant worker‚ the woman‚ and the one with cognitive disabilities. All of them are clearly underprivileged in some way‚ either by their sex‚ gender‚ brains‚ or where they come from. Crooks is constantly referred to as a negro throughout the book. He is treated as someone want to or should be around. He even has his own shack because other workers refuse to sleep in
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