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Crooks room is important because it is a place of solitude, but loneliness. Crooks has what the other men don't - his own space, but in a way it is his own downfall. Crooks is not welcome in the bunkhouse, and he craves attention

When Lennie and Candy enter the bunkhouse, crooks is unwelcoming, but secretly overjoyed at having some company.

When Crooks tells Lennie about his problems, and Lennie does not listen to him, Crooks realises why george takes Lennie around with him. The reader is shown that the men are incredibly lonely, and it doesnt matter if the person they are telling their problems doesnt listen, they are just someone to talk to.

When Candy enters crooks room, he says 'i never been in here before' we realise that in all of the years candy and crooks have worked alongside each other, they have never talked.

the conflict rises when Curleys wife enters crooks room, because she is considered dangerous to the men, they describe her as a 'floozy' who has 'got the eye'. She insults the men, and is racist to crooks, which shows he is an outcast.

The room is the main place where we learn about crooks and the situation he is in. The description at the start and end of the extract where Steinbeck describes crooks rubbing linement in his back, shows us he does this every night. this shows he is lonely, and is restricted from talking to the men, purely because he is black .

This is the room where Curley's wife threatens Crooks and we realise she knows that Lennie broke Curley's hand, as she tells Lennie, I like Machines.

Curely's wife's dream and past is revealed here and well as Crooks'.

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