Others may view crooks as dishonest, untrustworthy, and manipulative individuals who engage in illegal activities for personal gain. Crooks are often perceived negatively by society and are seen as a threat to security and stability.
Lennie goes to see Crooks because he is looking for his puppy. Crooks lives in a separate room in the barn, and Lennie wanders in looking for his lost pet.
Crooks was a lonely man because of his race; he was the only black man on the ranch, which ostracized him from the other workers who were predominantly white. This segregation led to his exclusion and isolation, as the other workers did not see him as an equal.
Crooks is not welcome in the bunkhouse because he is the only Black man on the ranch, facing racism and segregation from the other workers. The bunkhouse is a place where the other workers can relax and socialize, but they exclude Crooks because of his race. This treatment is reflective of the racial discrimination prevalent in society at that time.
In a physical sense, Crooks is disabled as he has a crooked back, which is due to an incident with a horse. There is nothing else wrong with him, except that he is lonely. Crooks is not treated with respect by the other workers, as he is black and they are white, and when the book was written, racism was still very common.
Crooks thinks that he and Lennie are similar because they are both outsiders, isolated from the other workers on the ranch. However, Lennie's innocence and childlike nature make him more accepted by the other workers, while Crooks is discriminated against due to his race. Crooks' estimation is partially correct, as they are both marginalized figures, but their experiences of exclusion are shaped by different factors.
to see who was talking with him and to flirt, ...obviously
The stable buck is called Crooks because of his crooked back, which is the result of a previous injury. This physical deformity has led to him being given the nickname "Crooks" by the other ranch workers.
Crooks is paid the same wage as the other ranch workers, which is about $50 a month, plus room and board. However, he is segregated from the other workers because of his race and lives in isolation in his own quarters.
Crooks is used to being discriminated by the other men because of him being black; also the fact he is always alone. Crooks apologizes once he relizes that Lennie is too innocent to understand anything.
Crooks is called N word not because Steinbeck and the other characters are racist, but to show the discrimination against black people during the 1930s. Without realising it, the characters seperate Crooks verbally by calling him this. Crooks is the only person who does not share a room with the other men; instead he has his own room, which he shares with the horses. This is because during 1930s America, segregation was still used. The audience will see that Crooks is purposely made lonely because of the colour of his skin. Crooks has a Civil Rights book because he wants to know his rights on the ranch. Steinbeck is showing that during the time period, black people did not have many rights and the little rights they did have mattered greatly to them. The fact that he also has a book shows he is educated, allowing the audience to see that although some black people during 1930s America were educated, they still had some of the worst jobs and worst living conditions. Also, because he has many books in his room, including a dictionary, it shows the reader that instead of hanging out with all the other ranch workers, he spends time alone reading. This amplifies his loneliness to the audience.
some science guy and this other guy,
Angrily.