Crooks-Character analysis
- Created by: stellarose
- Created on: 19-04-16 16:45
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- Crooks
- Lonley
- discrimated against-race
- Segregated from the other men on the ranch
- "they say I stink"
- Segregated from the other men on the ranch
- bitter
- very cruel to Lennie, trying to get a reaction out of him
- Protects himself when he realises that Lennie is powerful
- Pessimistic about their dream farm
- Has seen many men come and go on the ranch, all having the same "American Dream" None actually come true
- For a small moment he wants to be apart of it
- Until Curley's wife puts him in his place and he realises he is just a ******
- The only person Curley's wide has power over is crooks and she will use it in a harsh way
- Until Curley's wife puts him in his place and he realises he is just a ******
- For a small moment he wants to be apart of it
- Asking Lennie what he would do without George
- Jealous of their relationship
- Has seen many men come and go on the ranch, all having the same "American Dream" None actually come true
- very cruel to Lennie, trying to get a reaction out of him
- discrimated against-race
- "Bust back ******"
- Ironic that he lives with the animals that gave him his injury
- Segregated from the other men on the ranch
- "they say I stink"
- Shows the harsh reality of life in that time
- "Boss gives him hell when he's angry"
- Shows how powerless he is when he is shouted at for something that isn't even his problem/fault
- "Boss gives him hell when he's angry"
- Horses react to the atmosphere throughout the novella
- Segregated from the other men on the ranch
- Ironic that he lives with the animals that gave him his injury
- Psycotic being alone for so long has made him mad
- "A guy goes mad if he'd got no one to talk to"
- Intelligent
- Has the civil right code in his bunk along with many books and a pair of gold rimmed glasses
- Section 4-when we really get to know what Crooks is like
- Lennie is the only character to see past his race-simple minded
- "They left all the weak ones here"
- The only person Curley's wide has power over is crooks and she will use it in a harsh way
- "They left all the weak ones here"
- Talks to Lennie about how he used to play with the white kids when he was younger
- Show that his dream is to be equal with the other men
- Which we know is impossible due to the time-shows the harsh reality of ranch life
- Show that his dream is to be equal with the other men
- Lennie is the only character to see past his race-simple minded
- Proud, aloof man
- Lets Lennie come in his room and talk to him, shows that he actually does want some company but being segregated all the time has made him very antisocial
- "A guy goes mad if he'd got no one to talk to"
- Lets Lennie come in his room and talk to him, shows that he actually does want some company but being segregated all the time has made him very antisocial
- Lonley
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