In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck discrimination is a huge part of several characters’ lives. Crooks is the stable buck that happens to be‚ a black man; he is told he can’t be around the other men because of the colour of his skin. Crooks states “They play cards in there‚ but I can’t play because I’m black” (Steinbeck 68). The men that live in the bunkhouse don’t let him play cards with them claiming that he is horrible at playing. Crooks is mostly avoided by the others do to the colour of his
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personages of Crooks and Curley. When the racially isolated Crooks‚ the stable worker‚ finds Lennie in the barn‚ he is hostile and then taunts him cruelly: ’George know what he’s about. Jus’talks‚ an’ you don’t understand nothing....This is just a nigger talkin’..... So it don’t mean nothing‚ see? You couldn’t remember it anyways....S’pose George don’t come back no more...What’ll you do then?’.... Crooks’ face lighted with pleasure in his torture. At the same time that Crooks tortures Lennie
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Of Mice and Men – Crook Analysis The old stable-hand admits to the very loneliness that George describes in the opening pages of the novel. ‘Just like heaven. Ever’body wants a little piece of lan’’ Crooks speaks these words to Lennie in Section 4‚ on the night that Lennie visits Crooks in his room. His resentment typically comes out through his bitter‚ caustic wit‚ but in this passage he displays a sad‚ touching vulnerability too. Steinbeck describes Crooks as ‘a proud‚ aloof man’‚ which
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Many people tend to experience loneliness at least one point in their life; sometimes it makes a huge impact. In John Steinbeck’s book “Of Mice and Men”‚ one of my many obvious characters that experience loneliness is Crooks. Crooks is lonely because he is African American‚ he distances himself from the other men‚ and he comes off a bit too strong. One of the reasons he is lonely is because he is African American during the 1930’s. “’Cause I’m black. They play cards in there‚ but I can’t play because
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due 12th January 2011 Curley’s wife in Chapter 4 1. What does Curley’s wife mean when she says‚ ‘They left all the weak ones here’? 2. State the three things that you think are most significant about Curley’s wife’s character‚ situation or behaviour in this chapter. 3. Find and copy down the quotations which show how Crooks reacts to the threats of Curley’s wife. What exactly is she threatening‚ and why does Crooks react in the way he does? 4. What is Candy referring to when he says
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English Essay – Of Mice and men PART (A) Steinbeck uses a variety of methods to present Curley’s wife and the attitudes of others towards her. He does this by using a variety of language including his use of dialogue‚ and a range of punctuation. Also we see the characters thoughts by their actions. In this small passage where we first meet Curley’s wife‚ we already perceive that she is flirty and seeks men’s attention. As soon as Curley’s wife steps into the doorway Steinbeck describes her
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Crooks PEE paragraph Racism was a strong form of prejudice in the 1930’s‚ and throughout the novel is violently used against the stable buck Crooks. From his first introduction in the book‚ he is constantly being described and treated like an animal. In the first description of Crooks’ room in chapter 4‚ it is referred to as ‘A little shed that leans off the wall of the barn’. This gives the impression that Crooks is not important enough to sleep with the other ranch hands‚ and must be isolated
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deserve our sympathy because they both have hard lives and they have gone through a lot of things. Crooks is the most sympathetic because he is lonely and discriminated against‚ and like stated in the book being lonely is the worst thing that could happen to a man because a man needs someone to talk to no matter who that person is. v Crooks is a very sympathetic character. At the beginning of chapter 4‚ the narrator describes Crook’s bunkhouse‚ and then the man himself. He cannot sit straight‚ because
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The Author Steinbeck presents Crooks in Chapter 4. The character Crooks is a black person who work in a ranch in California. In 1930 in America there were segregation between white and black people‚ and this relates onto how Crooks is segregated from and by other workers in the ranch ‘they don’t let me play card‚ cause I’m black’ even they don’t let them play a game so this also shows how black people was treated. Moreover Crooks is also treated like an animal ‘had his bunk in the harness room’
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During the play crooks is presented as a character in which is being outcasted from the group due to racism because of the color of his skin ‚ which isolates him from the rest‚ and however his disability’s also contributes towards this. This is why Crooks spent the majority of his years had experience on a ranch. crooks father had a chicken ranch full of white chickens‚ a berry patch‚ and alfalfa. He and his brothers would sit and watch the chickens. Companionship and plentiful food are both parts
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