Of Mice And Men Crooks Loneliness

In the book of Mice and Men many of the characters express loneliness in different ways. Crooks expresses loneliness the most in the book. Crooks misses his family most of all. He used to have two brothers that he would sleep in the same bed with, “They was always near me, always there” (Steinbeck 36). Him and his brothers, “Used to turn the chickens out in the alfalfa on a sunny morning” (Steinbeck 36). They used to sit on a fence rail and just watch the chickens. Crooks also expressed loneliness because he’s African American and he isn’t allowed to play cards or hang out in the other bunkhouse. He isn’t allowed in the ‘white people’ bunkhouse so he doesn’t let anyone in his bunkhouse, “You got no right to come into my room. This here’s