Crooks is a bitter, cynical person, ‘being alone’ would not encourage him to be any other way. Similar to society Crooks is segregated from the ‘white’ ranch hands because he is a ‘negro.’ It is often a question in reader’s minds if this bitterness has come from him being a black man. Steinbeck’s description of Crook’s room makes the reader aware that Crooks is, ‘more permanent than the other men.’ This isn’t through choice, Crooks is aware of his status and knows that he will be unable to get work anywhere else; not only is he black but a ‘cripple’ as well. There
Lennie does not know his own strength, reacts to trouble when he is scared Idioms- “old lady” (p.53), “throw a litter” (p.58), “punk” (p.62), “cut off his wind” (p.63) Allusions- Luger, phonograph, fence picket, Golden Gloves Chapter 4- 66. Crooks was alone, living by himself and able to leave his personal possessions lying around 67. Loneliness- people kept their distance from Crooks because he was black 68. Loneliness- Lennie also quite alone in the world- only friend is George and tries to make friends with Crooks 69. Lennie- a genuinely nice person, has nice smile that tempted Crooks to let him in 69.
When Mr Ewell takes the stand we see that he is not a soft hearted person because he is blaming Tom Robinson for something that he has not done, ?I seen that nigger yonder ruttin? on my Mayella? This shows a man?s racism and inhumanity towards another man. Tom Robinson hasn?t done the community any wrong but is a social outcast for being black which is not his fault. We also learn a bit about Mr Ewell.
Crooks the Negro stable-buck experiences isolation because the society in which he lives is racist. He is segregated and ostracised because of his race and lives on his own, in a little shed off the side of the barn with nothing more than his books, the horses and himself for company. He states that “A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody. Don’t make no difference who the guy is, long’s he’s with you,” and “I ain’t wanted in the bunkhouse...they play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black.” This demonstrates that Crooks suffers from rejection from others and therefore puts his scale of aloneness at a fair greater level than Curley’s wife. Candy the crippled ranch hand, suffers from an extreme lack of interaction with other people.
We are first introduced to racism when we hear about crooks the stable buck who is referred to as a negro. This indicates that even though slavery was abolished blacks were seen as second class citizens and therefore were treated like them too. Crooks has his own room and a lot more possessions as well as privacy then the other men however he is deprived of the company of fellow humans which in turn drives him crazy.Curleys wife is not regarded as a human and has no name she uses her body to gain the attention of men for that is the only way people acknowledge her unfortunately this causes trouble for her husband and others. One of the ranchmen make a statement to Curley about keeping his wife in the house this shows that women are seen as house workers and there only purpose is to clean the house and fulfil the desires of men. Lennie is usually kept back from all the activities of the men in their spare time due to his disability however Steinbeck does not clarify whether this is by choice or not.
Tom Robinson exemplifies how racism prohibits justice and fairness in the town of Maycomb. Tom Robinson is a black man that is not treated fairly because of his race. In the town maycomb no one is ever going to believe a black man over a white man. The people in the town are prepared to accept the word of the ignorant Bob Ewell over a decent black man. How the town perceives Tom has a lot to do with how he is treated.
He knows that it was Blue Elk who did it because there is not one item of worth left behind, not even the knife Tom’s mother gave him. Blue Elk is well known among the people of the reservation as a person who will do anything for money. When he is asked, “You would sell your own grandmother, wouldn’t you…?” Blue Elk seriously states, “My grandmother is dead” (54.) When Tom’s lodge is burned, he loses his connection to the wilderness, and he also loses his connection to his
He is always wanting to be doing something instead of sitting around. Crooks a Negro man had a little bit of problems but wanted a good hand so he had a few sayings. ….i never seen a guy really do it…I seen guys nearly crazy with loneliness for land, but ever’ time a whore house of blackjack game took what it takes…if you…guys would want a hand to work for nothing—just his keep, why’d I’d come an’ lend a hand. I ain’t so crippled I can’t work like a son-of-a-bitch if I want to. (84) This shows that Crooks is lonely and needs someone around and George and Lennie are going to try and help him out by adding him
In the novel there was a 14 year old boy from a town called the port where hardly anything happens. He lives with his mother, father, brother, sister but really does not connect that well with his dad. He has a really good friendship with this aboriginal boy named dumpy. First Gary is very unconfident. This is due to his abusive father who calls him a gutless wonder ‘’Gary is scared about being 1st ruck in the footy grand final by accident he helps the team by getting in the umpires way and makes him loose time and misses.
Crooks does not associate with many people which causes him not to have many friends. He is also a hard worker,as soon as he finishes he goes to his bunk and stays quite till the day is over. Crooks does not even try to get alone with anyone because he feels excluded from all the other men on the ranch. He got the name " Crooks" by an accident when a horse kick him in the back. Crooks personality makes him not have any friends, he is not the type of person who would want friends.