Relentless Racism on the Ranch
John Steinbeck portrays racism on the ranch through the interactions or lack of interactions between Crooks and the other ranch workers. Even though Crooks has worked at the ranch longer than most of the other workers, he is not allowed to play cards or live with the other workers because of his color. Many of the workers on the ranch display racism towards Crooks through their interactions with him. For example, many of the workers use derogatory names toward Crooks, even the name "Crooks" is derogatory, referring to his crooked back. In addition, when George and Lennie first arrived on the ranch, Candy referred to Crooks as the "...stable buck", another derogatory name (Steinbeck 21). Although Crooks is nice
John Steinbeck portrays racism on the ranch through the interactions or lack of interactions between Crooks and the other ranch workers. Even though Crooks has worked at the ranch longer than most of the other workers, he is not allowed to play cards or live with the other workers because of his color. Many of the workers on the ranch display racism towards Crooks through their interactions with him. For example, many of the workers use derogatory names toward Crooks, even the name "Crooks" is derogatory, referring to his crooked back. In addition, when George and Lennie first arrived on the ranch, Candy referred to Crooks as the "...stable buck", another derogatory name (Steinbeck 21). Although Crooks is nice