Of mice and men brief character summary
Of Mice And Men Assessment Draft
In the novel "Of Mice and Men" the character of Crooks is used by John Steinbeck to symbolise the issue of racism occurring at the time when the novel was made. Crooks is a black man, but at the time the novel was written, blacks were referred to as "niggers", meant as a white insult. Being a nigger, Crooks is ostracised by the ranchers and he resents this. As he says "If I say something, why it's just a nigger sayin' it", and this shows his anger at being pushed to the side. Being bullied and ignored has made him seem cruel and bitter, but also has turned him to feeling a little bit of self-pity and that he is less of a human than the other ranch workers. He says to Lennie "You got no right to come in my room.....You go on get outa my room. I ain't wanted in the bunkhouse and you ain't wanted in my room."This shows that he instantly judges Lennie a calm friendly character due to the extreme neglect all his life. "S'pose you couldn't go into the bunkhouse and play rummy 'cause you was black...Sure, you could play horseshoes 'til dark, but then you have to read books."This shows that Crooks feels pity for himself and tries to make Lennie understand almost an attempt to make Lennie a sympathetic friend although his tone was bitter. However "his tone was a little more friendly" and "I didn't mean to scare you" gives us the impression that Crooks has a kind heart under his blunt exterior and sees Lennie for the gentle giant that he is. The reader also senses that crooks is confused as this is the first time that nobody has judged him. This shows how long Crooks has been abused and brings a real impact to the novel opening the eyes of the reader to one of the many problems of everyday life in those times.
Crooks brings into perspective the loneliness experienced by all the characters in "Of Mice and Men" by saying "Sure, you could play horseshoes till it got dark, but then you got to read books. Books ain't no good. A guy needs
In the novel "Of Mice and Men" the character of Crooks is used by John Steinbeck to symbolise the issue of racism occurring at the time when the novel was made. Crooks is a black man, but at the time the novel was written, blacks were referred to as "niggers", meant as a white insult. Being a nigger, Crooks is ostracised by the ranchers and he resents this. As he says "If I say something, why it's just a nigger sayin' it", and this shows his anger at being pushed to the side. Being bullied and ignored has made him seem cruel and bitter, but also has turned him to feeling a little bit of self-pity and that he is less of a human than the other ranch workers. He says to Lennie "You got no right to come in my room.....You go on get outa my room. I ain't wanted in the bunkhouse and you ain't wanted in my room."This shows that he instantly judges Lennie a calm friendly character due to the extreme neglect all his life. "S'pose you couldn't go into the bunkhouse and play rummy 'cause you was black...Sure, you could play horseshoes 'til dark, but then you have to read books."This shows that Crooks feels pity for himself and tries to make Lennie understand almost an attempt to make Lennie a sympathetic friend although his tone was bitter. However "his tone was a little more friendly" and "I didn't mean to scare you" gives us the impression that Crooks has a kind heart under his blunt exterior and sees Lennie for the gentle giant that he is. The reader also senses that crooks is confused as this is the first time that nobody has judged him. This shows how long Crooks has been abused and brings a real impact to the novel opening the eyes of the reader to one of the many problems of everyday life in those times.
Crooks brings into perspective the loneliness experienced by all the characters in "Of Mice and Men" by saying "Sure, you could play horseshoes till it got dark, but then you got to read books. Books ain't no good. A guy needs