The Rise And Fall Of Crooks Analysis

The Rise and Fall of Crooks In chapter 4 of mice and men, John Steinbeck first begins to really introduce the character known as Crooks. He is a stable buck who is treated poorly simply because of his race. Throughout Crooks’ time at the ranch, he is generally shunned from the other workers with the exception of Slim. This all changed however in chapter 4 when Lennie stumbles into his room looking for something to do. This of course, led to the rise and fall that Crooks went through that day. What seemed like an average day for Crooks, turned into a very a good one which in this case is the rise of Crooks. Lennie shows up in Crooks’ doorway and talks a little with him. At first Crooks’ is very defensive and unsure of whether to act tough