James Crook did have a wife
There is no public record or information readily available suggesting that James Crooks had a wife.
James Crooks died in 1860.
James Crooke was born on January 24, 1981, in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK.
Curley's wife shows up at Crooks' cabin when she is looking for Curley. She engages in conversation with Crooks, Candy, and Lennie, asserting her power over them due to her status as the boss's wife.
she could get crooks strung up on a tree. she could make crooks loose his job.
James B. Crooks has written: 'Politics & progress' -- subject(s): Politics and government, Social conditions
Crooks is a black stable hand who faces racial discrimination on the ranch, while Curley's wife is a white woman who struggles with loneliness and isolation. Crooks holds a position of authority in the stable, while Curley's wife is seen as a troublemaker by the other men on the ranch.
Curley's wife visited Crooks, Candy, and Lennie in the book "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. She went into Crooks' room looking for Curley and ended up talking to the men there, revealing her loneliness and desires.
Curley's wife goes into Crooks's room looking for attention and companionship since she is often lonely and isolated on the ranch. She enjoys the power she has over Crooks, Candy, and Lennie, as she is in a position to make them feel small and powerless.
In Chapter 4 of "Of Mice and Men," Crooks is visited by Lennie, Candy, and later Curley's wife. They end up in Crooks's room after Lennie is forbidden from entering the bunkhouse by the other men. Each character is seeking something different - Lennie wants companionship, Candy wants a sense of belonging, and Curley's wife wants to alleviate her own loneliness.
She threatens him with lynching
to see who was talking with him and to flirt, ...obviously
Curley's wife threatens Crooks with false accusations and insults him, asserting her perceived superiority as a white woman against a Black man. She belittles him and makes him feel small and afraid in his own space.