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.
“Candy looked a long time at Slim to find some reversal. And Slim gave him none”. This makes the reader feel bad for candy by showing the reader that he really didn’t want his dog to be shot and wanted someone to he him but instead he was left alone. On page 75 Steinbeck keeps referring back to the awkward silence that leaves the room. “The silence came into the room.
This is also ironic as the song is about poor people saying that money doesn’t matter because they’re having fun; however one of the themes running through the book is inequality and the reader can see in the Valley of ashes that being poor is not fun at all. Fitzgerald seems to be creating a slightly twisted comedic situation when the music is played.
Although in our culture we have an extensive amount of knowledge, we tend to be oblivious to important issues in our own nation and the countries around us. We like to think that there are not thousands of people starving in Africa, and millions being trafficked globally. Some of this ignorance is legitimate, but a lot of it is purposefully turning away from topics that stir our consciences. Trimalchio’s rich and excessive lifestyle led to his folly, and sadly America does the same in many ways. The blindness Trimalchio has to his own extravagance and self-centeredness is very similar to the culture of our own nation.
He has his own room in the barn because he is prohibited from sharing a room with the white men. Candy, looking in awe at Crooks’ room, says “Must be nice to have a room all to yourself”’ Crooks answers with “And a manure pile under the window, Sure it’s swell” (82). This separation makes Crooks more isolated than any other characters because of his lack of human interaction, which causes him extreme loneliness. “I tell ya a guy gets too lonely and he gets sick” (80). This also causes him extreme loneliness.
19) Why do atheists not bother Pi? Who do agnostics bother him? (If you do not know what an agnostic is you need to look it up in a dictionary) Life of Pi Study Guide Name__________________________________________Period_____Date________ Chapters 8 - 20 1) What is the most dangerous animal in the zoo? 2) Who are the worst troublemakers at the zoo? 3) How does Mr. Patel teach Pi and Ravi about the dangerous nature of the animals at the zoo?
Billy recognises the weight of the gift saying “I knew that Old Bill was giving me more than these keys I held holding someone’s past in my dirty hands.” However, in The Island, the locals are incredibly apprehensive to extend any kind of generous gesture solely based on the Stranger's appearance. He is not offered any assistance simply because the locals are of the mindset that he doesn't belong. It is their crippling xenophobia which prohibits them from acting with any kind of empathy, compassion or
While working on the ranch the men form special bonds with eachother. Candy, who sweeps by himself, cannot have these friendships with the other men because he does not spend time with them. He is all alone with a job for only one. Although the boss was nice enough to let him keep his job, Candy still suffers because of his lack of friends. For fun the men play horseshoes, but Candy is not involved with this game.
Crooks character shows the importance of companionship by depicting how people with companions act compared to people without. Crooks didn’t have any companions so he was independent, somewhat reserved, and petulant towards the other workers on the ranch. When Lennie entered his room, he said: “You go on get outta my room. I ain’t wanted in the bunkhouse, and you ain’t wanted in my room.” It shows that Crooks desired to have a companion but he wanted Lennie to leave because he wanted Lennie to feel the way he did. The importance of companionship is shown by different characters in Of Mice and Men.
Secondly we are told about Crooks humble accommodation, and the way he had been isolated from the rest of the society due to the fact that he is not a white resident. “A little shed that leaned of the wall of the barn” the use of word “shed” shows the reader that he is not allowed to live in the bunk house with the rest of the artillery workers, and that he has been physically isolated from any companionship, this bring up the theme of loneliness and the profound desire of companionship and friendship. This also shows us that his