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Crooks, the stable hand, occupies the bunkhouse in "Of Mice and Men." He is segregated from the other ranch workers due to his race and is also disabled due to a past injury.
Crooks was born in California. He reveals this information during a conversation with Lennie in John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men."
In John Steinbeck's novella "Of Mice and Men," Crooks is only known by his last name. His full name is not provided in the text.
In "Of Mice and Men," Crooks is described as being "cleaned and brushed" and his face was "as hard and tight as a drawing-surface board." While an exact age is not provided, Crooks is portrayed as an older and weathered man, likely in his forties or fifties.
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Crooks and Candy are both marginalized characters in "Of Mice and Men". They are both isolated and lonely on the ranch due to their physical disabilities - Crooks is a black stable hand who faces racial discrimination, while Candy is an older, disabled ranch worker who is ostracized because of his age and physical condition. Additionally, both characters express feelings of powerlessness and dreams of a better life that ultimately remain out of reach.
The name of the black farmhand in "Of Mice and Men" is Crooks. He is segregated from the other workers on the ranch and faces discrimination due to his race.
Crooks hates being isolated and discriminated against because of his race. He is constantly treated as inferior by the other ranch workers and is not allowed to socialize with them. This leads to feelings of loneliness and bitterness.
Candy is and old worker whose hand was destroyed during an accident on the ranch. Crooks is the only black man in the novel and he has a very bad back, which gives him pain.
The black man in "Of Mice and Men" is named Crooks. He is the stable hand on the ranch where the story takes place. Crooks faces discrimination and isolation due to his race.
Crooks did not have any brothers in "Of Mice and Men." He is the only African-American worker on the ranch and faces segregation and isolation from the other workers.