Of Mice and Men How does Crooks Describe his past?

Answer 1

Crooks is a farm worker on the ranch. He is the one who takes care of the horses. He is abused by the other farm workers just because of his skin color. His back is crooked because he was once kicked by a horse.

Answer 2

His whole attitude towards everyone in the book (including himself in some cases) is negative. This shows his trials he went through being a black man at the turn of the century. (Don't forget, this is when racist nationalist powers like the K.K.K. were at their height.) He was abused as a stable buck and forced to essentially be a "paid slave" (a common practice back then.) But on the other hand, even this does not give him right to be cruel to lennie, a mentally disabled character who walks into Crooks hut and just tries to cheer him up. Crooks then lashes out all of his anger at him, and not who he should be yelling at. Lennie feels threatened by this and runs away from him, not understanding what had happened.

Answer 3

Crooks describes his past as one filled with discrimination and isolation due to his race. He talks about how he has endured a lifetime of being treated unfairly because of his skin color, which has made him bitter and mistrustful of others. He is resentful of the discrimination he faces and expresses a sense of helplessness about his future prospects.