0
What else can I help you with?
Why does Crooks invite Lennie to stay and talk with him?
Crooks invites Lennie to stay and talk with him because he is lonely and enjoys having someone to converse with. He also senses that Lennie is a good listener and won't judge him for being a black man on the ranch. Additionally, Crooks sees an opportunity to exert some power and control over someone else, as he is typically marginalized and isolated on the ranch.
What explanation does Lennie give for crooks coming into his room?
He has been isolated and abused for a long time at the ranch. Maybe he sees that Lennie, being fairly simple, will not judge him as inferior because of the colour of his skin. Crooks welcomes the company as he leads a very lonely life, but he tries to hide this. He is mean to Lennie when he first arrives, but he begins to soften. This meanness is his defence mechanism. He wants to have friendships but doesn't want to be rejected or disappointed, so he tries to keep people at a distance. He is even accepting of Candy coming into their conversation. Things only change when Curley's Wife comes in and starts ridiculing them. She reminds Crooks of his lowly status and that he has no rights due to his skin colour. This is when Crooks changes back to his mean unfriendly ways. Also, at this stage in the novel all the other men have gone into town drinking and looking for women. They have left Lennie, Crooks and Candy behind - they are not thought fit to go with them (Lennie is simple and might cause trouble, Crooks is black and therefore it is not acceptable for him to socialise with the men, and Candy would cramp their style). Maybe Crooks is glad that he is not the only one left behind, and feels sorry for Lennie also being left behind.
Why does crooks react this way to Lennie?
He's rude to him because he doesn't like people that are bigger than him "For a moment Crooks did not see him [Lennie], but on raising his eyes he stiffened and a scowl came on his face." Crooks stiffening shows that he feels a little threatened by Lennie's presence - he is becoming defensive and ready to react to any attack Lennie might start. The scowl on his face shows he is doesn't want Lennie there and is trying to ward him off by being uninviting. To me it also shows he doesn't want to be disturbed and just wants to be alone in his room, tending to his back and reading all his books, as this is what he is used to and has come to accept. This un-ordinary occurrence makes him suspicious as normally white men do not enter his room. "Crooks said sharply, 'You got no right to come in my room. This here's my room. Nobody got any right in here but me.'" This again shows he doesn't want Lennie there. Crooks shows distrust towards him.
What is Steinbeck's purpose for crooks?
Crooks is a proud, embittered man - a victim of racism. The scene that takes place in his room illustrates several tendencies in the novel. For one thing, Lennie is able to win Crooks over despite (or, actually, by virtue of) his opacity; this allows the reader to see Lennie's appeal as a nonjudgmental, faithful companion. Also, when Crooks rouses Lennie's anger, we see more evidence of the dangerous rage that lurks beneath Lennie's placid exterior. Finally, the appearance of Candy allows Steinbeck to stage a sort of socialist fantasy, in which the downtrodden, disabled members of the farm contemplate a mild "uprising" of sorts. The appearance of Curley's wife, though, returns these men to the direness of their social situation. Thus the chapter functions almost as a microcosm for the novel as a whole, as we move from hope to hopelessness, with Curley's wife as a catalyst for trouble.
What are some examples of signpost in of mice and men?
One evening, Crooks sits down Lennie and gives him a talk. “‘Well s’pose, jus’ s’pose he don’t come back. What’ll you do then?’” (Steinbeck 72), Crooks says to Lennie about George. Lennie gets quite upset about this. Then Crooks assures him that George is ok, but then goes on to say “Maybe you can see know. You got George. You know he’s goin’ to come back…. S’pose you couldn’t go into the bunkhouse and play rummy ‘cause you was black” (Steinbeck 72). This is Crooks showing Lennie how lucky he is for having someone to always rely on and to always have his back.
What page does Lennie first see curleys wife?
pg 31
How is the main character in the story 'Of Mice and Men'?
Lennie, George, Candy, and Curley's Wife are the main characters. Slim, Crooks, Curley, and Carlson are the secondary characters. Aunt Clara, Curley's dog and Wit are the static characters.
Who is crooks in 'Of Mice and Men'?
Crooks is included in the story to show the reader what life was like for an African American migrant worker during the Great Depression. Crooks isn't really relative to the plot but he is included so that the reader can see how the Great Depression affected African Americans. He is named for his crooked body, a proud and independent Negro who also is an outcast on the ranch. He is bitter against racial discrimination against him, but Lennie and Crooks accept each other as time goes on. Crooks also wants to join Lennie and George's dream.
What are the important places in 'Of Mice and Men' and why?
in the brush by the river in the beginning of book is important because that is were we get the animal references and its not only were we meet George and Lennie but also when George shoots Lennie also crooks room is important as its were we see crooks and how he is lonely (there is alot to talk about crooks room) the bunk house is important as it shows the life of the workers.
What is crooks beliefs in Of Mice and Men?
Crooks has a disability of being black and also a physical disablilty of a crooked back, hence the nickname. The back came from when he got kicked by a horse. Keeping in mind the time period this novel takes place, you can see how race is a disability. He lives in separate quarters and is treated differently.
What is racial prejudice in the novwel Of Mice and Men?
It says it. Racial prejudice. Judging someone from first impression but racially. You see a black person and you instantly dislike them because of their skin colour. Crooks is treated this way by most men on the ranch except Lennie, because he doesn't understand social conventions.
Who see's curley's dead wife?
all of the ranch hands see Curley's Wife in the barn, lennie is the first to see her, then candy, then george and then the rest of the ranch hands
