Crooks and Lennie Don’t judge a book for its cover. In the book “Of Mice and Men”‚ the people in the bunkhouse had their differences and similarities. Crooks and Lennie had their own differences and similarities‚ Crooks suffered from racism while Lennie didn’t‚ Crooks was a lonely man while Lennie had George‚ and both of them were outside of society. Crooks suffer from racism. He lives alone in his own bunkhouse. Curley’s wife treats him like if he was her slave‚ one time she entered his room
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regarding Crooks 1) Crooks is very isolated from the others that are in the bunkhouse. We know this because "He kept his distance" and "demanded that other people kept theirs". This shows that he prefers being alone rather than face prejudice from the rest of the workers. It also shows that Crooks is quite defensive because if his he is treated. Steinbeck uses the work “distance"‚ which re-emphasises how separated he is. It also shows that Crooks requires protection because of how the others
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the ways Lennie is presented and developed in Of Mice and Men Although Lennie is among the main characters in ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ he is perhaps the least self-motivated. He experiences no significant changes‚ development‚ or growth throughout the novel and remains exactly as the reader encounters him in the opening pages. Throughout this essay I will be explaining the different aspects of his character. Although Steinbeck’s insistent foreshadowing of these characteristics makes Lennie a rather
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72) In John Stienback’s Of Mice And Men‚ Crooks was able to live a life filled with loneliness and persecution. He was shoved aside on the farm‚ ignored and alone. He endured the persecution against him because he was an African-American. Because Crooks existed in conditions that could drive one insane‚ he is a survivor. Crooks did not live in the bunkhouse with the other men‚ but lived in the harness room of the barn‚ alone. It was not only not living with the other men--they excluded him from all
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techniques. The author does this to encourage us to sympathise and begin to understand the characters‚ in order to show the problems with prejudice and the various types of it which were endemic in American society in this time. Lennie is firstly presented to us through the author’s use of animal imagery in the description‚ and the readers first impression of Lennie is how animal like he is when phrases like ‘snorting…like a horse’ are used. The author does this to show that Lennie is gentle‚ like an
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Lennie Small Character Study Lennie Small is a large man and is often described with animal like features (such as paws). He and his friend/cousin of George Milton and they travel around California looking for work. In today’s world he would probably be classed as mentally disabled and he is very simple‚ clumsy and could be classed as stupid. He enjoys stroking soft things such as mice‚ dogs and soft clothes and he also enjoys hearing George talking about their American Dream‚ to own their own ranch
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Of Mice and Men Assignment Throughout the novel‚ Lennie is treated as a child due to his petulant actions by other characters.; this is due to his mental illness‚ which goes unacknowledged and supported in the following examples. “[...] He got kicked in the head by a horse when he was a kid. He’s awright. Just ain’t bright‚” (Page 22). George lies about Lennie for the sake of keeping their job‚ but the quote shows how lightly he takes the matter. Another example of how people see Lennie is shown
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novel‚ Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ foreshadowing is used to give the readers an idea to what could happen towards the end of the book. There is slight reference‚ which hint slightly‚ and also direct parallel of the situation‚ with Candy and his dog. There are episodes in the novel where Lennie’s physical strength and childlike incompetence‚ which are presented to emphasise the instinctive threat‚ which he poses. When George talks of what happened in Weed‚ he proclaims that Lennie gets all
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In the book of‚ “Of Mice and Men” there are many characters who deserve our sympathy‚ for instance there is Lennie‚ George‚Curley‚Carlson‚Slim‚Curley’s Wife‚Crooks and several other characters. These characters make us feel sympathetic towards them weather is it because how they are treated or how they live their lives or how they behave. But although these characters deserve sympathy‚ Crooks and Curley’s Wife deserve more sympathy because of these reasons‚ Crooks is treated badly due to his race
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Compare how George and Lennie are presented in Of Mice And Men. George and Lennie are described in very different ways‚ as they’re being presented as opposites; Lennie being presented as the large‚ clumsy‚ forgetful one‚ “I forgot again” and George being the small‚ clever one with a snappy tone to ensure his point is fully expressed and understood‚ “snapped his fingers.” However‚ these characteristics lead to a brilliant‚ caring friendship (revolving around trust and compassion) which is described
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