he symbolises the discrimination that was happening at the time that the novel was set
black stable-hand
Crooks. and everyone IS racist in the book. Read it.
Crooks, the stable hand, occupies the bunkhouse in "Of Mice and Men." He is segregated from the other ranch workers due to his race and is also disabled due to a past injury.
Crooks was born in California. He reveals this information during a conversation with Lennie in John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men."
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The name of the black farmhand in "Of Mice and Men" is Crooks. He is segregated from the other workers on the ranch and faces discrimination due to his race.
Crooks did not have any brothers in "Of Mice and Men." He is the only African-American worker on the ranch and faces segregation and isolation from the other workers.
In John Steinbeck's novella "Of Mice and Men," Crooks is only known by his last name. His full name is not provided in the text.
The term "cesspool" in the book "Of Mice and Men" refers to Crooks' living quarters, which are located in the stable and are described as dark, cramped, and unclean. Crooks, the African American stable hand, is segregated from the other workers on the ranch and faces discrimination and loneliness due to his race.
The two main characters in "Of Mice and Men" are George Milton and Lennie Small.
There are two film versions of the novel "Of Mice and Men" one made in 1992 and in 1939, Crooks is played by Joe Morton (1992) and by Leigh Whipper (1939).