Crooks Character Analysis In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men‚ the character named Crooks was segregated from the other men because he is black. This caused him to be lonely. He was forced to sleep in a separate bunk than the others. Trapped in solitude all night long; he resorts to books as his only companion. Trying to portray himself as proud and aloof by his own will‚ but inside is happy to be around the other men. Crooks first tried to make Lennie leave his room but then
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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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The book “Of Mice and Men” is about two men called George and Lennie. They work on a ranch and have a very close relationship but without each other they are lonely. There are other characters in the book who are also lonely this is because of their race‚ age and sex. I think George is lonely because even though he has Lennie he can’t talk to him or have much fun with him because Lennie is always getting himself into trouble‚ which also means they have to travel around a lot so George doesn’t have
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Of Mice and Men revision Social and Historical context: 1930s America Of Mice and Men is written against the backdrop of a troubled America The Great Depression began in 1929 – lasted 10 years. Severe economic slump. Businesses lost everything meaning mass unemployment. (25% of population unemployed.) Terrible drought lasting 10 years hit 27 states and meant farmland became a dustbowl. Many farmers lost their land or had to sell it cheaply. Farmers had to travel to look for work (economic
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Of Mice and Men Essay Lennie needs George more than George needs Lennie. Both Lennie and George would be nothing without each other. Steinbeck clearly shows how important friends are and how they can support and help you in a number of different ways. Lennie needs George for basic survival and without him‚ Lennie’s life would not be very long. George on the other hand‚ needs Lennie for a purpose in life. The conclusion of the novel Of Mice and Men illustrates what life would be like for George
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wife. Steinbeck shows sympathy for crooks by portraying all the negativity in his life‚ for example the size of his room‚ and the fact he has ointment for his crooked back. One of the ways that Steinbeck creates sympathy for Crooks is through his description of him. In chapter 4 the reader learns that Crooks is ‘aloof’ but despite this Steinbeck manages to create compassion for him. The reader fully understands the distance that Crooks ‘demands’ from the white men – it is simply the only right he
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In "Of Mice and Men"‚ Steinbeck shows every character’s desire for some kind of achievement in life as an example of the American dream and how unattainable it really is for them. The American Dream is one of liberty‚ untarnished happiness and self-reliance. At the beginning of the novel George and Lennie immediately bond together building a close friendship that teaches them both new things. Crooks is willing to work for nothing‚ just to gain the independence for a life outside the stables and to
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Consider the theme of Loneliness in the novel `Of Mice and Men` The novel `Of Mice and Men` by John Steinback is set against the background of the American Great Depression in the 1930`s. In it‚ we meet the characters of George and Lennie who are migrant workers who find work in various ranches. George and Lennie are different to the rest as they have each other to look out for‚ were as the rest of the characters are all‚ in some way‚ lonely. Crooks is discriminated and is alone because of his colour
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the novel ’ Of mice and men’ John Steinbeck uses the character Crooks to represent racism across America and symbolise the marginalisation of the black community at the time the novel is set. From the beginning Steinbeck skillfully uses Crooks as a tool to give the reader an insight to the reality of the American Dream and what 1930’s America was like. The reader has to decide whether Crooks deserves sympathy‚ or is just a bitter‚ cruel ’stable-buck’. Steinbeck presents Crooks as a victim of
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opinion the weakest in society are always preyed upon in general but also in this case‚ John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ in Of Mice and Men‚ characters weaknesses are preyed upon‚ there are many characters who’s weaknesses are preyed upon such as; Crooks‚ who is a ‘negro stable buck’ who is racially aggravated and is preyed upon racially and because he walks crooked due a problem with his back. Lennie‚ who is a mental handicap which prevents him from living life as an independent adult‚ he is preyed upon
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