CROOKS Key things that Crooks says Crooks does not say much in the book ‘of mice and men’. When he does he is very insulting in his language. For example when Lennie comes into his room all of crooks emotions come out at once because he feels he has power and authority over Lennie that he had never had before. You got no right to come in my room. “This here’s my room. Nobody got any right in here but me.” Crooks snaps at Lennie because he knows Lennie does not stick up for himself without George
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Steinbeck describes Crooks as a ‘proud‚ aloof man. He kept his distance and demanded other people kept theirs.’ Explore the character of Crooks and his importance in novel as a whole. Crooks may be a minor character in the novel but he is an important one because the way he represents and demonstrates to the reader how Steinbeck feels about the society in which he lives and his character provides us knowledge on the social context of the novel that Crooks and other characters had to live with.
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those who were black; one of the characters that embodies this theme in the novel is the character of Crooks. Other themes of the novel are the American Dream; which is never achieved by any of the characters‚ this suggests that Steinbeck believed that the dream was unbelievable. This is the same belief which Crooks has. Friendship is another important theme‚ as the reader sees the desperation Crooks has for friendship and the affect of loneliness has had on him. Steinbeck set the novel in Soledad‚
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Crooks Character Analysis Crooks are a character used by Steinbeck to demonstrate racial segregation and loneliness. He is only black man in the ranch and is disabled. 1) Crooks has a low status and is racially segregated Steinbeck presents Crooks to have the lowest status and authority on the ranch. This is shown when Curley’s wife‚ who also has a very low status threatens Crooks in section 4. “Nigger‚ I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it aint even funny”‚ ‘Crooks had reduced himself
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How does Steinbeck present Crooks as the biggest victim on the ranch - discuss Monday 24th October 2011 In the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ Steinbeck presents Crooks‚ the black stable-buck as the biggest victim on the ranch because of his race. Crooks is also the most damaged person‚ emotionally and physically. He has a crooked back and has begun to mimic the cruel and violent behaviour of the other men on the ranch. The impact of his loneliness also makes him push people away‚ leaving him even
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COCKNEY. -hey there‚ right‚ how yer doin’‚ mate? -I’m bloody well awright thanks luv. -I were gonna tell yer that story about that time wen i went up ter that bonkers rub-a-dub called ’weffer spoon’ about that fight between the ruddy ladies - Oh‚ right‚ yes yer batter cop started then i ’aven’t got long‚ got ter get ter work soon -oh right‚ right‚ basically‚ me and me mates went up there ter see some muckers‚ and one lass were ’angin’ onto a man‚ and the uvver tart came and started grabbin’
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this extract was one of empathy towards Lennie due to his immediate confusion yet‚ as I read it‚ I also began to feel appreciation for Crooks and the way he acts despite the emotional uproar he causes Lennie to experience. Crooks starts by planting doubts into Lennie’s mind. As his torment continues‚ Lennie begins to grow dubious of his own certainty. Crooks taunts him with the possibility that George may end up hurt or never coming back much to Lennie’s defiance. ‘ “He won’t do it‚” Lennie
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future‚ what to do‚ when and how. When you have done this it is only at you how you will do the things. Important thing in here is to believe that you can do it. If you do not believe in your dream you cannot do it. Sometimes the dreams come true but sometimes not. If they do not come true and you know that you did everything
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The light that shined in the barn annoyed me. Even the weak men of the barn were doing something tonight. Why did I always have to be the one left alone? The boredom of this place was getting to my nerves. I should’ve stayed with the guy I met at the Riverside Dance Palace. Surely‚ if I had stayed with him‚ I would be a star in Hollywood right now. As I tiptoed towards the barn to have a little bit of fun with the guys‚ I could hear more clearly the voices of the men inside. The first voice I heard
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present the character of Crooks? In the novel “Of Mice and Men”‚ the character of Crooks is used by John Steinbeck‚ the author‚ to symbolise the downgrading of the black community occurring at the time in which the novel was set. Crooks is also significant as he provides an insight into the reality of the American Dream and the feelings of the people in the ranch; their loneliness and need for company. Steinbeck presents Crooks as a victim of racism and throughout the book‚ he is called by the name
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