To become friends and to ask where his pal is gone
Crooks feels comfortable telling Lenny about his past because he sees that Lennie does not pose a threat to him physically or mentally due to his mental disability. Crooks longs for human interaction and companionship, and he senses Lennie's innocence and lack of judgment, making him feel safe opening up about his struggles.
Crooks taunts Lennie because his lonliness gets the better of him and since Lennie is inferior to him, tries to make Lennie feel bad. Just like how Curley's wife tries to make other people feel bad because she is lonely and she knows that she can basically control anyone on that ranch.
he thinks its balls
Crooks forces Lennie to imagine life without George to make him realize the significance of their friendship and how much he relies on George for companionship and guidance. Crooks wants Lennie to understand the possibility of being alone and helpless, hoping to evoke a sense of fear and vulnerability in Lennie. By doing so, Crooks is trying to make Lennie appreciate the bond and support he shares with George.
Crooks begins to tease Lennie, in that he begins to upset him by telling him that George might not come back. This upsets Lennie because George is the only person he has, and also Lennie feels secure with George by his side. Crooks also teases Lennie due to the racism evident in society during that period. Lennie presents himself as a vulnerable character before Crooks and so he pounces at the opportunity to upset someone else.
Crooks secretly enjoys getting attention from Lennie and Candy, even though he acts as if he is unhappy about their visit.
that he dont have nothing to worry about he will be okay
Crooks taunts Lennie about George going to town to make him feel insecure and isolated. He knows that Lennie relies on George for guidance and feels vulnerable without him, so Crooks uses this information to get under Lennie's skin and assert his power in the situation.
Croks likes talking to lennie because croks listens to lennie.
Because Crooks has suffered in his past from racism and discrimination in America in the 1930's, and it has made him bitter and twisted. The only way that Crooks can feel better is to make someone else feel what he felt. He isn't neccessarily a bad person, he has just been badly mistreated in the past and wants to feel better.
Crooks offers to join Lennie and Candy in their dream of owning a piece of land and working for themselves in exchange for being allowed to work on that land with them. He wants to feel included and not left out due to his race and isolation on the ranch.
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.