However, African Americans were always most affected. Most African Americans were out of work and whites demanded that they be fired if a white person was unemployed. Racial violence became common and lynchings increased (Sustar). In Steinbeck 's novella, Crooks is a stable buck on the Salinas Valley ranch. During this time, a stable buck was a common occupancy for a dark skinned American (Sustar). He was separated from the rest of the white farmhands on the ranch. Crooks states, "I ain 't wanted in the bunkhouse, and you ain 't wanted in my room" (Steinbeck 68). This shows how African Americans were treated like animals and isolated from others because of discrimination. After being neglected, Crooks proclaims, "If I say something, why it 's just a n****** saying it" (Steinbeck 70). Crooks has accustomed to the inequality he receives from others and turns on himself, saying negative things. However, on a brighter note, no one would hold him responsible for anything because his words "don 't mean nothing" and are ignored. The author show how African Americans ' lives were hard because of
However, African Americans were always most affected. Most African Americans were out of work and whites demanded that they be fired if a white person was unemployed. Racial violence became common and lynchings increased (Sustar). In Steinbeck 's novella, Crooks is a stable buck on the Salinas Valley ranch. During this time, a stable buck was a common occupancy for a dark skinned American (Sustar). He was separated from the rest of the white farmhands on the ranch. Crooks states, "I ain 't wanted in the bunkhouse, and you ain 't wanted in my room" (Steinbeck 68). This shows how African Americans were treated like animals and isolated from others because of discrimination. After being neglected, Crooks proclaims, "If I say something, why it 's just a n****** saying it" (Steinbeck 70). Crooks has accustomed to the inequality he receives from others and turns on himself, saying negative things. However, on a brighter note, no one would hold him responsible for anything because his words "don 't mean nothing" and are ignored. The author show how African Americans ' lives were hard because of