The Black Crook

people who do not fit in- that consists of Crooks, a black stable buck, Lennie, a worker with mental deficiencies, Candy, the old and disabled swamper, and Curley’s wife, who is married to the powerful Curley. These outsiders are isolated and feel powerless compared to the rest of society. However, within this group of outsiders, power structures still exist and everyone has power in one way or another. Therefore, Steinbeck, through the story of Crooks and Curley’s wife, teachers that no matter how

author John Steinbeck uses the characters of Crooks, Curley and Curley’s wife to show that it is human nature to attack someone that is deemed below them in society. When one is feeling down about himself it is likely that they take that anger out on other people. Steinbeck uses the book as a way to critically analyze 1930’s societal views. An example of this is when Curley’s wife talks about how lonely she is then she gets mad and threatens to get Crooks hung. The author uses the hitting down on people

Because of Crooks’ crooked spine and his skin color, Crooks is more stationary than most other men. This also means that on the ranch, Crooks is left alone because he is black and is lonely because he is looked down on and treated as being inferior to everyone else. Curley’s wife is very different from Crooks when it comes to physical attributes. “A girl was standing there looking in. She had full, rouged lips

Depression. Prejudice and segregation in the Great Depression was displayed through the discrimination of the character, Crooks. Crooks is the stable hand who takes care of the horses, and is the only black man on the ranch. The social issue of racism is shown in Of Mice & Men through the discrimination of Crooks. Despite the absence of racism, shown through the election of a black president, the issue still persists today, as shown by the Charleston Church shooting. Because

color, the woman, the mentally impaired, the destitute, the elderly, and the migrant workers. Amongst them Crooks, the lonely colored man has to deal with the mist tragedy. His role as a minor character is vital to Steinbeck’s message and theme. Crooks crucial role in the novella shown the light on the abominable effects of discrimination. As an effect of the racism directed at Crooks, he is casted away in isolation. To illustrate his isolation he states that “Books ain’t no good. A guy

Crooks: The Lone Rancher The great Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Segregation...not only harms one physically but injures one spiritually...It scars the soul...It is a system which forever stares the segregated in the face, saying ‘You are less than...’‘You are not equal to…’”(azquotes.com). Crooks from Of Mice and Men is truly represented by this quote through the writing of author John Steinbeck. The time period of Of Mice and Men is very racially segregated, ergo, Crooks, an African American

Curley’s wife, crooks, and candy were mainly the three which had expressed loneliness several times in the story. Everybody does tend to get lonely once in a while but in this case Steinbeck highlights life on the ranch in the early 1930’s. The depression era where people are shown to be driven to escape that loneliness feeling and find friendship. Steinbeck created two main characters (George and Lennie) to which I believe, was to mock and confuse the other character and to

searching for new job opportunities. Crooks and Candy are marginalized because they are different from the other men. Crooks is marginalized because he is black and he’s the only black man at the ranch so people treat him differently than the other guys. While Crooks and Lennie are talking, Crooks says “They play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black” (Steinbeck 68). Crooks can’t do most of the things the other men do because he has no friends. Crooks always has to stay in his room because

sick, and end up hurting themselves or others. In Of Mice and Men, Crooks, the only black ranch hand, is left behind as all the others go to the cathouse. He is not allowed to live in the bunkhouse or hangout with the others because he is black. All he has to do is read one of the books he has, throw horseshoes, and play cards by himself.

The harsh and lonely characteristics of crooks emphasize the loneliness theme shown throughout the book. The realistic fiction novella Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck explains the journey of two migrant farm workers. The main characters: Lennie and George are thrown at with many challenges they are forced to overcome, one being the time it takes place in. The story takes place during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression around 1938, which makes jobs even harder to come by because everyone wanted