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When Candy comes to Crooks' room, Crooks initially responds with hostility and defensiveness due to his past experiences of being mistreated because of his race. However, his attitude softens as he realizes that Candy is not there to harm him, and he becomes more open and vulnerable in sharing his thoughts and feelings.
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.
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.
Crooks was happy that Lennie and Candy came into his room because it gave him a chance for social interaction and he enjoyed their company. However, he was also sad because he was used to being isolated due to his race and didn't expect to have visitors in his room.
In "Of Mice and Men," the workers gather in Crook's room because he is the only black man on the ranch and is isolated from the others due to his race. They connect with each other in the room because they all share a sense of loneliness and marginalization, which creates a bond among them.
Crooks, the negro stable buck. He does this after Curley's wife threatens him when Lennie and Candy are in his room talking about the house they are planning on getting.
Crooks rescinds his offer to join George, Lennie, and Candy on the farm because he realizes that it was unlikely to materialize after Curley's wife threatens to have him lynched for suggesting he had a right to refuse entry into his room. Crooks also realizes he will always be seen as less than the others because of his race and decides it's safer to distance himself from the possibility of a better future.
Crooks enters the bunkhouse to tell Lennie and Candy that they have no right to be in his room, as he is not allowed to mix with the other ranch hands due to his race. He expresses his loneliness and desire for friendship, despite his initial hostility.
The scene with Crooks in "Of Mice and Men" is different because it highlights the theme of racial discrimination. Crooks, being the only African American character on the ranch, faces isolation and is marginalized due to his race. This scene sheds light on the harsh realities of racism during that time period.
He has been isolated and abused for a long time at the ranch. Maybe he sees that Lennie, being fairly simple, will not judge him as inferior because of the colour of his skin. Crooks welcomes the company as he leads a very lonely life, but he tries to hide this. He is mean to Lennie when he first arrives, but he begins to soften. This meanness is his defence mechanism. He wants to have friendships but doesn't want to be rejected or disappointed, so he tries to keep people at a distance. He is even accepting of Candy coming into their conversation. Things only change when Curley's Wife comes in and starts ridiculing them. She reminds Crooks of his lowly status and that he has no rights due to his skin colour. This is when Crooks changes back to his mean unfriendly ways. Also, at this stage in the novel all the other men have gone into town drinking and looking for women. They have left Lennie, Crooks and Candy behind - they are not thought fit to go with them (Lennie is simple and might cause trouble, Crooks is black and therefore it is not acceptable for him to socialise with the men, and Candy would cramp their style). Maybe Crooks is glad that he is not the only one left behind, and feels sorry for Lennie also being left behind.
Crooks is reading a book in the harness room at the beginning of Chapter 4. He is engrossed in the story until Lennie enters the room.