Crooks In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, Crooks, the African-American stable buck, is very different from the other ranch hands for many reasons. When Lennie goes into Crook’s shed, the reader learns that Crooks has a “‘busted-back’” (71) man, who is “more permanent than the other men” (67), due to him being a cripple. Other than Candy, the other men on the ranch seem to be young and healthy, which is a stark contrast from Crooks. In addition, Crooks is also the only black man on the ranch, and he is

Of Crooks and Them Everyone knows, and has heard the following classic story; first, an individual has a problem. They then forge a plan with the aid of their friends. Of course, every essential part of the individual's plan works out, and finally, their dreams come true. However, most know that while this may happen in the stories, it never seems to happen in real life. People’s problems persist, and often no matter how well we plan it out, our dreams just do not come true. This is shown in Of

abandoned planet with no human presence in sight? Luckily, that was a dream. However, In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck this is a reality for Curley's Wife and Crooks as they are “trapped on a planet” of loneliness and hopelessness. Curley's wife and Crooks are separated from the other ranch hands due to their physical traits. Most people on the ranch have certain dreams that they want to achieve. However Crooks and Curley’s Wife are impacted the most. They are segregated because of their physical

Khalil Ul-Hasan Khan Introduction The book ‘Of mice and men’ is based upon America in the 1930’s. At the time of the publication of the book there were some historical events which would shape the whole of America but not forgetting the American Dream had still survived. For different individuals this refers to freedom that allowed individuals of United Sates of America to achieve their goals and to chase happiness. This often related to the opportunity for immigrants to achieve greater

Through his motif of failed dreams, John Steinbeck criticizes the accessibility of the American Dream to minority groups. Crooks, the black stable buck, realizes this harsh reality and expresses his experience to Lennie as he says, “Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It’s just in their head” (72). Being the only black character in the novel, Crooks is used to show how this “American Dream” of owning property is not only unattainable for the men on the ranch, but even more so for

life like that. That is how minorities felt and some even continue to feel. Throughout the many years of this country there has always been prejudice against minorities. In Of Mice and Men, Crooks represents the minorities and Curley's wife represents the hatred and racism. Curley’s wife is extremely mean to crooks for no particular reason besides the pigment of his skin. Once the depression took full effect it was nearly impossible to find jobs and work. It grew so bad that the whites that

were still separated from society. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Crooks and eight other people experience life on a farm through many different perspectives and lifestyles. Therefore social class, discrimination, and love are a big part of the story. In the novel Of Mice And Men, Crooks is portrayed as lonely, stubborn, and misjudged which leads us to believe that discrimination can cause people to be emotionally unstable. Crooks is lonely throughout his time on the farm, for he

Crooks deserves the most sympathy, because he lives in a community full of white people and he doesn’t have any other African Americans close by to communicate with. He deserves the most sympathy because he also gets called rude names like, nigger, and he also has a crooked back.Crooks deserves the most sympathy because he has the worst lif out of everyone in the book. One reason why the readers feel the most sympathy for Crooks is because he is treated poorly because of his race. When he

Society plays a major role in how Crooks is mistreated and discriminated against, in which society claims blacks are inferior to whites; Crooks being the only ranch hand with a different skin color than the others has to deal with being segregated from the other ranch hands. This not only impacts how others see Crooks but how he sees himself, this would deter how he would react to being discriminated against. Racial prejudice against Crooks connects to why he is so lonely on the ranch. The other

Thesis: As demonstrated in Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, it is the responsibility for those who are able to help those that are less fortunate and less able, and victimized by social inequalities. Body Paragraph: Crooks in Steinbeck’s, Of Mice and Men, is discriminated against due to the color of his skin. Crooks has a difficult time letting people in, because he has been alone for so long. Lennie sees Crooks as an equal and is not bothered by the color of his skin. “Lennie smiled helplessly in