Of Mice And Men Crooks Characteristics

Crooks Disabled and lonely, are two main traits about Crooks. Crooks is a character in the book “Of Mice and Men,” by John Steinbeck. Crooks is the stable hand who works with the ranch horses. He lives by himself because he is the only black man on the ranch. Throughout the book, we learn that Crooks is bookish and likes to keep his room neat, but he has been so beaten down and mistreated because of who he is on the outside that he is now suspicious of any kindness he receives. In return for his suspicions and letting others drag him down, Crooks never gets his chance to achieve his dream. I believe that Crooks should have gotten a chance at achieving his dream. Crooks was kind, a hard worker, and smart. If anyone should get the chance in the book, “Of Mice and Men” to achieve their dream, it’s Crooks. He hasn’t had the best life and is beginning to lose hope. If the dream came alive for Crooks, then maybe he could live life to the fullest. Something I feel like he deserves.
Steinbeck wrote, “This room was swept and fairly neat, for Crooks was a proud, aloof man. He kept his distance and demanded that other people keep theirs. His body was bent over to the left by his crooked spine, and his eyes lay deep in his head, and because of their depth seemed to glitter with intensity. His lean face was lined with deep black wrinkles, and he had thin, pain-tightened lips which were lighter than his face.” (page 62)Candy. A old ranch hand had this to say about Crooks.“Yeah. Nice fella too. Got a crooked back where a horse kicked him. The boss gives him hell when he’s mad. But the stable buck don’t give a damn about that. He reads a lot. Got books in his room.”(page 20) Only proving that others thought Crooks was not just the stereotypical black male. He also had earned respect from some of the other