points on the loneliness of crooks in of mice and men
Points to do with loneliness regarding Crooks
1) Crooks is very isolated from the others that are in the bunkhouse.
We know this because "He kept his distance" and "demanded that other people kept theirs". This shows that he prefers being alone rather than face prejudice from the rest of the workers. It also shows that Crooks is quite defensive because if his he is treated. Steinbeck uses the work “distance", which re-emphasises how separated he is. It also shows that Crooks requires protection because of how the others treat him.
2) Crooks is easily intimidated by white people and loses all his confidence in himself around them. This is shown when it says, “reduced himself to nothing” and “no personality, no ego”. A reason for this is that he lives in constant fear of what they could do to him. This is highlighted by what Curley’s wife says to him “you know what I can do to you if you open your trap”. This represents the way in which society treats the entire black race.
3) Crooks gets treated like an animal. We know this because Steinbeck says “long box filled with straw” this says that he sleeps in a shed at the side of the barn, and in this shed where crooks sleeps is also were the medicine and food for both him and the horses is kept. Racism was a big thing during the depression. We think crooks is a character used by Steinbeck to show the effects of discrimination. He was separated from the other workers because of his race. “had his bunk in the harness room” this proves that he was treated differently.
4) Crook is isolated and made different to the others just because of the colour of his skin, Steinbeck immediately labels Crooks as a ‘negro’ who lived by himself in a ‘little shed that leaned off a wall’ This shows he doesn’t interact with the other workers.
5) Crooks is an intelligent man, we know this because he reads books and he owns glasses. We know he reads books because he read the California civil rights code. We know this
1) Crooks is very isolated from the others that are in the bunkhouse.
We know this because "He kept his distance" and "demanded that other people kept theirs". This shows that he prefers being alone rather than face prejudice from the rest of the workers. It also shows that Crooks is quite defensive because if his he is treated. Steinbeck uses the work “distance", which re-emphasises how separated he is. It also shows that Crooks requires protection because of how the others treat him.
2) Crooks is easily intimidated by white people and loses all his confidence in himself around them. This is shown when it says, “reduced himself to nothing” and “no personality, no ego”. A reason for this is that he lives in constant fear of what they could do to him. This is highlighted by what Curley’s wife says to him “you know what I can do to you if you open your trap”. This represents the way in which society treats the entire black race.
3) Crooks gets treated like an animal. We know this because Steinbeck says “long box filled with straw” this says that he sleeps in a shed at the side of the barn, and in this shed where crooks sleeps is also were the medicine and food for both him and the horses is kept. Racism was a big thing during the depression. We think crooks is a character used by Steinbeck to show the effects of discrimination. He was separated from the other workers because of his race. “had his bunk in the harness room” this proves that he was treated differently.
4) Crook is isolated and made different to the others just because of the colour of his skin, Steinbeck immediately labels Crooks as a ‘negro’ who lived by himself in a ‘little shed that leaned off a wall’ This shows he doesn’t interact with the other workers.
5) Crooks is an intelligent man, we know this because he reads books and he owns glasses. We know he reads books because he read the California civil rights code. We know this