Rummy

untrustworthy promises. Crooks is physically separated from the other men. The white workers like to go out of town together, leaving Crooks by himself in the barn.“S’pose you didn’t have nobody. S’pose you couldn’t go into the bunk house and play rummy ‘cause you was black. How’d you like that?” (Steinbeck 72) Crooks is the only black man working on the ranch. He acts like the black sheep because many of the white ranch workers do not bother to go near him. He knows that being black can just…

Of Isolation and Broken Dreams Alienation has a lasting impact on the life of a human and can change the way one thinks, acts, and speaks. Authors convey loneliness through distinct commentary and dialogue that provide the reader with a greater understanding of the characters’ solitude. Many of the personalities on the ranch have been alone their entire life and have developed an overwhelming sense of solitude. They can no longer remember a time before their struggles. In the novel Of Mice and…

Imagine standing in a crowded room filled with people who think know you, but don’t. You’re surrounded, and yet you are absolutely alone. One of the key aspects of loneliness in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is that the characters are all surrounded by people who know them, but are also entirely alone. In the few relationships between characters throughout the novel, it is clear that one part of the relationship is more dominant than the other. One half of the relationship is more important,…

In the Of Mice and Men novella, Crooks experiences loneliness because he is “ the negro stable buck” (66). On page 72, Crooks says, “ ‘S’pose you didn 't have nobody. S’pose you couldn 't go into the bunk house and play rummy ‘cause you was black... Sure you could play horseshoes till it got dark, but then you got to read books. Books ain’t no good. A guy needs somebody-to be near him’... ‘A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody. Don 't make no difference who the guy is…

When Crooks (an African American field worker) is introduced, he sadly states to George and Lennie “S’pose you couldn’t go into the bunkerhouse and play rummy ‘cause you was black” (Steinbeck 2 72). Since Crooks is African American, he is unable to participate in many of the activities a white person can do, even though they are both in the same socioeconomic class. Even Richard Hart, a well-known literary…

Chapter2 Perspectives: New York as a Character, New York as a Backdrop “I can't with any conscience argue for New York with anyone. It's like Calcutta. But I love the city in an emotional, irrational way, like loving your mother or your father even though they're a drunk or a thief. I've loved the city my whole life - to me, it's like a great woman.” From one of his earliest films, Bananas (1971) all the way to his latest work, Café Society (2016), Woody Allen has always treated New York as a…

thing, and Crooks harshly tells Lennie that some people do not even have companions to begin with: “Maybe you see now. You got George. You know he’s goin’ to come back. S’pose you didn’t have nobody. S’pose you couldn’t go into the bunkhouse and play rummy ‘cause you was black. How’d you like that?” (Steinbeck 72). Evidently, Crooks is frustrated with Lennie because he believes that he takes his friendship with George for granted. Being African-American in this time period, Crooks obviously does…

1. Compare and contrast the characters of Lennie and George. In what ways are the men similar and in what ways are the men different. How might the story have changed had Lennie not had the mental challenges he had? George is described to be small but smart whilst Lennie is described to be large and naïve, like a child. “The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features. Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face” (2). Lennie makes…

When the stock market crashed in October of 1929, nobody could have predicted the amount of struggling and helplessness Americans found themselves in during The Great Depression. During this time, many businesses failed and some people became migrant workers, traveling across the country in search of a job, a place to stay, or a friend or family member to help them. Sometimes these workers were lonely due to discrimination, as they were not respected by anyone but those worse off than themselves…

The United States must continue to ensure all areas of the world have the right tools and mechanisms in place to thwart terrorism so events like the September 11th attacks don’t reoccur. Counter Terrorism (CT) efforts in Southeast Asia have improved markedly in recent years. Despite this success, however, it’s still a potentially fertile ground for local terrorist organizations sharing al-Qa’ida’s ideology and aspirations. It is, therefore, in our nation’s best interest to ensure we play an…