Of Mice and Men crooks

Answer 1

He is the black man, with a crooked back. He is called Crooks because he has a crooked back. Although he is not a protagonist in the novel, Steinbeck created them to inform how lonely and powerless, people at this time felt, especially if you were a coloured man like Crooks was.

Answer 2

Crooks is a character in John Steinbeck's novel "Of Mice and Men." He is the stable hand at the ranch where the main characters George and Lennie work. Crooks is isolated from the other men due to his race, and he represents the loneliness and discrimination experienced by marginalized groups during the Great Depression. Despite his harsh exterior, Crooks yearns for companionship and connection.

Answer 3

"Crooks' body was bent over to the left by his crooked spine, and his eyes lay deep in his head, and because of their depth they seemed to glitter with intensity. His lean face was lined with deep black wrinkles, and he had thin, pain-tightened lips which were lighter than his face" This shows that Crooks' image is just as intense as his personality and Steinbeck is trying to show readers how powerless and lonely Crooks really is, to make us feel sympathy towards him. :)

Answer 4

Crooks (named for his crooked back) is the stable hand who works with the ranch horses. He lives by himself because he is the only black man on the ranch. Crooks is bookish and likes to keep his room neat, but he has been so beaten down by loneliness and prejudicial treatment of that he is now suspicious of any kindness he receives

Answer 5

· Crooks is the black stable hand or buck.

· He is the only permanent employee at the ranch, since he injured his back in an accident. His back gives him constant pain.

· He is the only black man around and is made to be isolated by his colour - he can't go into the bunk-house or socialise with the men.

· He is always called the 'ni*er' by the men, which shows how racism is taken for granted. The men don't mean to insult Crooks every time they call him this, but they never think to use his name

· All this has made him proud and aloof.

· He is lonely.

· "S'pose you didn't have nobody. S'pose you couldn't go into the bunk house and play rummy 'cause you were black... A guy needs somebody - to be near him... I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick."

· The only time he mixes with the ranch hands socially is when they pitch horseshoes - and then he beats everyone!

· He has his own room near the stables and has a few possessions. He has books, which show he is intelligent and an old copy of the California Civil Code, which suggests he is concerned about his rights.

· He has seen many men come and go, all dreaming of buying a piece of land, but is now cynical, as no one has ever achieved it.

Answer 6

Crooks is the only black person who is in the Novel 'Of Mice and Men'

Answer 7

Crooks is the negro stable buck in the story of Mice and Men.

Answer 8

crooks is lonely becasue he is isolated.