How is Crooks presented in the novel "Of Mice and Men"?
Crooks Steinbeck only uses one chapter on Crooks, however he has fully described him and helps the reader to understand his life at the ranch; Crooks is a “negro stable buck” who lives all by himself in the harness room, a little shed that leans of the wall the barn. His bunk is a long box filled with straw, with blankets on it. He had his apple box over his bunk, in which he had a range of medicine bottles, both for him and the horses. Being alone, he had a lot a number of “personal possessions” scattered around. This signifies his singleness because the fact that he lives all alone in room which he has all to himself, which not only allows him have as many possessions as he wants but gives him privacy, contrasting with the other men who lived in the bunk house, who had as little space as a apple box to keep their possessions and share a room with strangers. This alone implies how there is a massive difference between the life of Crooks and the lives of the men at the bunk house. He also is “more permanent” than the other men, implying that his stay might be a little longer or he is more definite to stay there and unlikely to move out. The author had used good word choice because it might represent how the way the people think of him will always be the same – black, unimportant and of a low standard. It seems like a permanent image of him has been created
The two characters that are important in the novel "of Mice of Men" are Curleys wife and Crooks.
Essay of Mice of men Choose two characters from the list below and say why you think they are important in the novel and how Steinbeck presents them. (Curley's wife and Crooks). The two characters that are important in the novel of Mice of Men are Curley's wife and Crooks. Curley's wife is a pivotal character. Her hasty marriage to Curley proves to be failed attempt to escape from her own spiral of loneliness. Further, his failure to satisfy her, either emotionally or physically, leads her to seek solace with the other men, even those at the bottom of the social hierarchy of the ranch. Because of the circumstances of her own isolation, Curley's wife cannot escape from the sexual image that the other men have of her. She therefore cultivates this image as a means of being noticed, to talk to someone, and as a mean of defence. Crooks is the only black man in the novel and it is through attitudes towards his character that we gain insights into the positions of blacks in America at the time. Crooks do not live with the other hands in the bunkhouse; instead, he is isolated in his own room in the barn. He is openly referred to as 'nigger' which exemplifies the casual racism directed towards him by the others they do not set out to insult him deliberately, but the use of the term 'nigger' signals to us that black men like crooks were constantly degraded both verbally and
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Stuart Hatch 4.1 Of Mice and Men Many people get lonely when they have to leave their family. For example many men in 1920's America had to leave their family to earn money to work on ranches because the stock market crashed and they lost their jobs. This is what George and Lennie had to go through. George and Lennie are the two main characters in the novel "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. George in Lennie had to leave their Aunt Clara in search for work on a ranch. Dreams are something that a lot of the characters in "Of Mice and Men" have most of them is of doing something with their lives instead of being stuck on a ranch all the time. George and Lennie's dreams are a good example of this. "OK, Someday were gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs and..." That shows us that George and Lennie have a dream or call it a "Fantasy" about being away from it all and relaxing on their own ranch were they make the rules" Yet another character that has a dream or an ambition is Curley's wife: "Cuda been in the movies an had nice clothes like they wear an I cuda sat in one of them big hotels and had pitures took of me" Curley's wife has a dream that she could have been in the movies and she actually thinks she has the ability to be in the movies as well. George, Lennie and Curley's wife are not the only
How does Steinbeck present Crooks in the extract? What is the importance of crooks in the novel as a whole? Of Mice and Men is a powerful and moving portrayal of two men striving
Assignment Title: How does Steinbeck present Crooks in the extract? What is the importance of crooks in the novel as a whole? Of Mice and Men is a powerful and moving portrayal of two men striving to understand their own unique place in the world. Drifters in search of work, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other - and a dream. A dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch, but their hopes are doomed, as Lennie - struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy - becomes a victim of his own strength. Of Mice and Men does many things which include: tackling universal themes, friendship and a shared vision, and giving a voice to America's lonely and dispossessed; and in this essay about this poignant novel I will explain how 'Crooks' a key character in this book is presented, and also show his importance to the novel as a whole. In 'Of Mice and Men' Crooks is a black man and is disfigured because of his crooked back. Because of these two things, he is treated as a second-class citizen. We can see that he is treated this way by looking at this extract: "Crooks, the negro stable buck, had his bunk in the harness-room; a little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn. On one side of the little room there was a square four paned window, and on the
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Many of the characters in 'Of Mice and Men' have dreams. What are their dreams and how near are any of them to achieving what they want? Many characters have dreams and aspirations in the story "Of Mice and Men" and try to achieve them in different ways. Many characters have dreams and I will be discussing the dreams of: Candy, Crooks, Curley and his wife. Candy, Crooks and Curley wife all have similar dreams, which is to have freedom and equality. All three characters are treated with very little respect and are seen as lower class due to race, gender, age or disability. Dreams are very important to the characters as they help them to escape from reality even if only for a short while. Their dreams are also significant as they are hope that things will get better and are vital to keep spirits high. However, many people's dreams were affected by the economic downfall that America experienced. The story is set in the 1930's, which was when America experienced the Wall Street crash. This was when the stock market collapsed and many Americans lost thousands of dollars they had invested. This caused mass homelessness and led to the great depression. During this era there was lots of prejudice and discrimination against black people, women, the elderly and the disabled. This affected them the worst as any time when life was getting tough they were hit much worse and were the
How does Steinbeck convey the emotions of Crooks in Part 4 of "Of Mice and Men".
How does Steinbeck convey the emotions of Crooks in Part 4 in Of Mice and Men? During Part 4 of Steinbeck’s novel he seems to revolve most of the emotion in this chapter around one minor character, ‘the negro stable buck’ Crooks who finds himself a lonely man in desperate need of company but to shameful of his ethnicity to find someone to talk to. This is important to analyse as it reflects to the reader what emotions Steinbeck thought of black people during his time and how they must feel to be discriminated. To start with at the beginning of the chapter, the first paragraph can instantly convey the loneliness Crooks feels. The fact that he lives by himself and not with the ranch men because of his supposed lack of right tells us that the ranch men feel it’s wrong to come in contact with Crooks just because of his skin colour. This makes Crooks instantly seem like a sad and lonely character because he is unable to share his life and communicate properly with other people. Also the fact that he owns multiple-reading books and the ranch men do not show that he may be the most intellectual person on the ranch but it still discriminated for it making his intellect a wasted skill. The next sign of emotion towards Crooks is on the bottom of Page 67 when he warns Lennie about entering his room; he says sharply, ‘‘You got no right to
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Isolation and Loneliness in OF MICE AND MEN Many of the characters in Of Mice and Men are lonely and isolated and this motivates them to look for an alternative way of life. The characters are lonely because of something within themselves, something which almost seems to make their loneliness inevitable. Different characters seek comfort and solace in different things - for Candy it is his dog; for George and Lennie knowing each other are there for them; for Crooks it is his pride and his excellent skill at pitching horseshoes. Steinbeck himself gave the readers a hint that loneliness is one of the biggest themes in the novella by calling the nearby town "Soledad" meaning loneliness in Spanish. All the bunkhouse men are single so they must be lonely. They are all like orphans - "They got no family". All the ranch hands have nothing to look forward to except working for the rest of their lonely lives. Steinbeck continuously repeats "solitaire lay," in reference to George. This is proving that even though George has Lennie to keep him company, he is still lonely; however this could be because Lennie is not mentally capable to play card games. Characters associated with Isolation and Loneliness: * George * Curley's Wife * Crooks * Candy However in one way or another all the characters in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men are all associated with Isolation and Loneliness.
How do the writers of Jane Eyre and Of Mice and Men show Crooks and Jane to be outsiders in their respective societies?
How do the writers of Jane Eyre and Of Mice and Men show Crooks and Jane to be outsiders in their respective societies? Howard Jenkins 11R How do the writers of Jane Eyre and Of Mice and Men show Crooks and Jane to be outsiders in their respective societies? In the novels Jane Eyre and Of Mice and Men both novels are protesting about social injustices. These injustices lead to many of the characters being outsiders or they are outsiders because they don't fit into accepted conventions. People are outsiders due to injustices and their differences. One of the techniques that both Charlotte Bronte and John Steinbeck use to show both Jane and Crooks as outsiders is by making them ranked lower socially compared to those around them. In Jane Eyre Jane is ranked lower than her Aunt and cousins as they are middle-class and she is someone from the lower class living in their house. This creates the impression on the reader that she is an outsider in their middle-class world very effectively. She is looked down on by her Aunt and cousins as if she does not deserve the respect that a servant would get as at least a servant works for their food and room. This attitude has been conveyed to the servants and Miss Abbott notes, "She is worse than a servant for she does nothing for her keep." This technique works very effectively to show that Jane is an outsider. In Of Mice and Men
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One of the themes that runs through of Mice and Men is loneliness. Show how this connects the story, the characters and the different scenes in the book John Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men in the 1930's. During these times, America suffered from mass unemployment. Due to the great depression men were forced to travel around to look for work. Of Mice and Men is a novel about the friendship between two men with the great depression shaping their lives Steinbeck shows how having to work from ranch to ranch, meant that they were unable to settle down in one town and raise a family. The novel takes place over a few days. The action takes place in Soledad, California. The two main characters, George and Lennie are close friends despite the fact that Lennie tends to get himself into trouble and George is left to bail him out. They both have no other friends. Of Mice and Men shows loneliness as a main theme in the novel. Loneliness relates to all the characters in the novel, Crooks who is a crippled black man living by himself on the ranch in the barn. Candy who is old and has his only friend who is a dog taken from him because the dog was too old. Curley's wife who has to be seen invisible by the other workers has no one to share her dreams and secrets too. All though she is married and lives with her husband she cannot express her feelings to him because she is not in love with
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'Of Mice And Men' Loneliness Loneliness affects many of the characters in the story Mice and Men. Steinbeck seems to show that it is natural and inevitable result of the kind of life they were forced to lead. Do you agree? Curley's Wife In 'Of Mice and Men' one of the first thing you see which leads you to loneliness is that we never find out the name of Curleys wife. This shows how she was thought of at the ranch. I think she is regarded of more as a possession than a person. She always dressed up in pretty clothing, which often attracted the workers, and she was pretty, with full red lips and wide eyes, heavily made up. Curley's wife acts as 'jailbait' as she dresses up to attract the workers and then when Curley finds out, he would sack the workers. This is a reason George gets Lennie to stay away from Curley's wife. 'Don't even take at look at that bitch! I don't care what she says and what she does, I never seen a piece of jailbait worse than her. You leave her be!' I think she is very lonely as many people have this impression and is one of the only people eon the ranch that has no one at all to chat to. When she tries to talk to the workers, they seem to act as thought she will get them into trouble and often ignore her. This defiantly adds to her loneliness. 'Why cant I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely.' One of the main reasons
