characters I will be looking at are Crooks and Curley. Crooks is a key character in this book. He is the only black person in the novel and throughout he is continuously abused. John Steinbeck has written about him to show how racism was a norm during that era. Crooks was mostly referred to as a nigger and is isolated from others. “ Crooks‚ the negro buck‚ had his bunk in the harness room.” You can infer that Crooks was openly referred to as Negro. Crooks is an intelligent individual who spends
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through a character whose name is Crooks. To illustrate the racial intolerance‚ Steinbeck’s character is not allowed in the bunk house. Lennie‚ another symbol
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Of mice and Men‚ Crooks says: “ They come‚ an’they quit sn’ go on; an every damn one of ‘em’s got a little piece of land in his head. An’ never a god damn one of ‘em ever gets it. Just like heaven. Every’body wants a little piece of lan’. …Nobody never gets to heaven‚ and nobody gets no land. It’s just in their head.” To what extent do you agree with Crooks assessment of “The American Dream”? To a certain extent I agree with Crooks statement. There are many dreams in this novel. Not only for George
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This quotation means a person never fully realizes the importance of a friend and the impact they can set on a life‚ until they are gone. This quotation is illustrated in the novel various times by the characters‚ Lennie‚ Candy‚ Curly’s wife‚ and Crooks. Each of these characters come from a small town called “Soledad” which is South of California in the Salinas Valley. Soledad means “lonely‚” so clearly Steinbeck has a way of introducing words to the novel to create a lonely and blue atmosphere.
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characters. Discrimination occurs when an individual is treated less fairly than others due to something out of their control. The issues of discrimination against women‚ African Americans and the mentally disabled are demonstrated by the characters Crooks‚ Curley’s wife and Lennie. These characters are forced to experience a different lifestyle from the average American at the time. One of the characters that experience discrimination in Of Mice and Men is Curley’s wife. Curley’s wife is probably
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say I stink.’ (p.68) Discrimination is the treatment of a person based on the group‚ class‚ or category to which that person belongs. Discrimination is demonstrated in Of Mice and Men many times throughout the book with Lennie‚ Curley’s wife‚ and Crooks. Each one of these characters experience discrimination in the book and it can be related to our lives today. Lennie is a guy who is often misjudged by his size in Of Mice and Men. Lennie is mentally handicapped and because of this‚ the men on
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segregated by sex‚ race‚ age‚ physical and mental disabilities. John Steinbeck portrays the intolerance and bigotry of 1930’s America through the separation of his characters based on their handicaps. Lennie‚ Candy‚ Candy’s dog‚ Curley’s wife and Crooks all face social pressure from the other characters on the ranch based on their intelligence‚ physical disability‚ age‚ sex and color. Stereotyping based on ethnic or physical characteristics is typical to the 1930’s depression where civil rights
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inevitable fact of life that no black person could have avoided in the 1930’s. Crooks‚ the only back person on the ranch is no different. It is made painfully clear that he is truly unable to leave this situation. The name “Crooks” derived from his crooked spine‚ he was kicked in the back by a horse‚ in the book this is only mentioned as an event that happened in the past. This is event does not actually occur in the book. Crooks is discriminated against because of his colour and is made very lonely
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Lennie is mentally challenged. He doesn’t know how to defend himself. Curley isn’t the only one that is cruel in this way. There were multiple incidents where this motivation for being cruel appeared. Another example is later in the book‚ when Crooks is telling Curley’s wife that he is going to ask the boss not to let her go in his room anymore. After this incident‚ she retaliates by saying‚ “ Well
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Lennie‚ Crooks and and Candy have all been damaged and bruised by life‚ yet still aim to have something small to call their own. Set in the barn on the ranch of ’Soledad’‚ the characters share a conversation about dreams and ambitions. Lennie is visiting the Negro stable buck when Candy comes to investigate. Although Crooks seems irritated by the company‚ this is not entirely the case. ’It was difficult for Crooks to conceal his pleasure with anger’‚ Steinbeck writes. Being Negro‚ Crooks is isolated
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