Crooks is initially skeptical about the plan to buy land and raise rabbits, feeling that it is unrealistic and unlikely to come to fruition. However, he becomes more hopeful and interested in the idea as he sees the genuine companionship and support between George and Lennie. Ultimately, Crooks yearns to be included in the dream of having his own piece of land and a sense of belonging.
Lennie reveals his and George's plan about getting a house and some land , living of the fat of the land, tending the rabbits.... Crooks reply was that it was ridiculous and impossible, just a silly idea
Crooks first says that he thinks it is a bad idea because he doesnt believe that they are going to get rabbits.
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.
Lennie tells Crooks about the plan he and George have (and now Candy as well) to get a little farm together. Lennie will be able to tend the rabbits, and as he and Crooks sit in Crooks' room out in the barn, Candy is in the bunkhouse "figurin' and figurin'" about the rabbits and how they might be able to make some money on them. The dream they had of "livin' offa the fatta the lan'" (living off of the fat of the land) was supposed to kept a secret, but Lennie doesn't realize that he shouldn't tell Crooks about it. At first, Crooks scoffs at the idea. He says, "No one never gets to Heaven, and no one never gets no land," but when Candy admits that it's true, Crooks wants in. However, Curley's wife winds up coming out to the barn, and she puts Crooks back in his place, so he ends the chapter telling Candy that he was just kidding about wanting to go to the dream farm with them. As readers, we know that he wasn't kidding, but we also know that Crooks is right to realize that he wouldn't be able to join with the others since he is a Black man in the 1930's south (California) and the prejudice of the whites will keep him from joining them.
Crooks' first reply to Lennie telling him about the land is skepticism, as he is not convinced that George and Lennie will actually be able to achieve their dream of owning a piece of land. He questions Lennie about the feasibility of their plan and whether they truly understand the obstacles they may face.
He thinks that they won't get the land because they don't have the money
New Zealand and Australia. 2gether they have over 1billion
His second visitor tells Lennie about a land they can own and work on together, just like George and Lennie had dreamt of. This reminds Lennie of the conversation he had with Crooks where Crooks had pointed out that most guys have similar dreams of owning land, but they rarely come true.
George gets frustrated because he does not want others to find out about moving to the ranch. If Curley or the Boss finds out that they want to move away, they may cut George and Lennie as workers and therefore they will not be able to move to the ranch.
land of rabbits
Land of the rabbits
Rabbits