P: Crooks is the one on the ranch who is by himself and is unable to mix in with the others at all because of his colour. E: This is proven through the phrase ‚ Crooks‚ on a black man’s loneliness: "S’pose you didn’t have nobody. S’pose you couldn’t go into the bunk house and play rummy ’cause you was black. How’d you like that? S’pose you had to sit out here an’ read books. A: Through the repetition of the conjunction "s’pose‚" a lexical field of isolation is created which further emphasises the
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Men" the character of Crooks is used by John Steinbeck‚ the author‚ to symbolise the marginalisation of the black community occurring at the time in which the novel is set. Crooks is also 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. The reader has to decide whether Crooks deserves sympathy‚ or if he is just a cruel‚ bitter and gruff stable-buck. Crooks is a black man‚ but
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Crystal Smith Abnormal Psych Final Exam Spring 2012 Case Conceptualization Ms. King is a biracial female of low socioeconomic status. She is part Hispanic and part African American. She is proud to be part of both cultural origins. She was raised by her maternal grandmother who is currently ill. Although her mother was in her life‚ she never received the attention she desired from her. However‚ Ms. King family provided a good support system for her and her siblings. Ms. King became
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In Book VII Despair from the Inside of Las Miserables‚ Hugo describes the emotions of Jean Valjean has while in prison. This allows Hugo to use these “emotions” (Puchner et al. 896; 1) as a theme for the book. As the book goes on the reader sees varying emotions from Valjean; however‚ they mostly revolve around hate. Hugo writes‚ “… he passed judgment on society and he condemned it. He condemned it to his hate” (1123; 4-5): Valjean is thinking about the injustices done to those who should have
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Lori Arnold is a Crook After the meatpacking plant closed‚ farms started going out of business‚ and people began leaving Oelwein‚ Iowa‚ the town was left in a state of economic distress. To fill the gap‚ workers began using and/or selling methamphetamine in what would be known as “mom and pop” meth labs. Biker gangs like The Sons of Silence‚ The Grim Reapers‚ and The Hell’s Angels took the opportunity to bring in their own meth and sell it to the vulnerable and increasingly desperate people
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Assignment 1.2 Defining The Industry For My Project Online College Degree Industry By Kenneth McNeil‚ Student For BBA 110 History of Business Dr. Paul Rux‚ Professor 12/10/2011 Abstract This paper will describe the industry I will research for my project. That industry is “The Online College Industry.” I will identify the selected industry‚ state my reason for selecting this particular industry‚ and provide a brief description of the industry. Also‚ include a section
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One of the palce that I want go is Paris ‚ France because Paris has the reputation of being the most beautiful and romantic of all cities‚ brimming with historic associations and remaining vastly influential in the realms of culture‚ art‚ fashion‚ food and design. Dubbed the City of Light (la Ville Lumière) and Capital of Fashion‚ it is home to the world’s finest and most luxurious fashion designers and cosmetics‚ such as Chanel‚ Christian Dior‚ etc.I think Paris is the holy city for
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26th March 2014 GSCE ‘English Language’ Controlled Assessment Unit 3b – Producing Creative Texts Re-creations – Taking a text and turning it into another Write a monologue using a chosen character from “Of Mice and Men”. Crooks I like the new guys. George is a nice fella‚ an’ so is Lennie. Lennie is the only fella’ I have power over in this ranch‚ and I like it because imma’ black guy and he’s a white guy. Like the other night when all the boys went to town and it were
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In Chapter 4 of “Of Mice and Men”‚ Steinbeck‚ introduces the character of Crooks by describing his room in the horse stable and his belongings. Steinbeck’s use of describing the setting doesn’t only lets us know where the characters are but in this case it lets us know who the character is. The objects in his room and the way they are placed all tells us something of Crooks’s lifestyle. Crooks’s character is intriguing because of the history he brings on his crooked-back. The way he has been treated
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Crooks and Lennie Don’t judge a book for its cover. In the book “Of Mice and Men”‚ the people in the bunkhouse had their differences and similarities. Crooks and Lennie had their own differences and similarities‚ Crooks suffered from racism while Lennie didn’t‚ Crooks was a lonely man while Lennie had George‚ and both of them were outside of society. Crooks suffer from racism. He lives alone in his own bunkhouse. Curley’s wife treats him like if he was her slave‚ one time she entered his room
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