“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” This is very true in, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck. The character Crooks must fight through discrimination from his fellow ranch mates. Curley’s Wife must also find a way to gain more power. However, underneath this isolation, is something bigger. Each of these characters at their weakest, find a way to isolate someone even weaker. These characters want a friend to talk to, but always end up isolating and making people weaker.
Crooks is discriminated and segregated on the ranch. However, this does not stop him from exposing and criticizing Lennie. Crooks makes Lennie feel strong emotions during the time they are alone. While doing this, Crooks’s voice becomes …show more content…
Her actions in the text make her very similar to Crooks. Curley’s wife abuses her little power on the ranch to pick on, and torment Crooks, just as Crooks did to Lennie. Curley’s wife calls out Crooks when Crooks demands that she leaves his barn. However, Curley’s wife uses derogatory remarks such as “Listen --” as an act of power over Crooks. She attempts to reduce Crooks to a pile of ashes, and makes him helpless and even more powerless than he already is. In addition, she threatens Crooks by adding, “do you know what I can do if you open your trap?” Crooks cannot retaliate to Curley's wife, because he does not have any power over her. As a result, Crooks loses his usual confidence and toughness and just resorts to repeating “yes ma’am.” In addition, “Crooks seemed to be growing smaller” and “stared hopelessly at her[Curley’s wife].” Steinbeck makes it clear that Crooks becomes powerless by Curley’s wife, and isolates crooks. John Steinbeck shows the reader that Crooks is powerless as he “pressed himself against the wall.” Crooks is backing down to Curley’s wife, and Curley’s wife uses her isolation, to make others feel helpless in the text. Curley’s wife in the text “reduced him[Crooks] to nothing.” Crooks’s “voice was toneless” which shows the power that Curley’s wife has over him. While Lennie got angry at Crooks for teasing him, Crooks cannot do anything about Curley’s wife. Crooks was grown up somewhat equal to white men
Crooks is discriminated and segregated on the ranch. However, this does not stop him from exposing and criticizing Lennie. Crooks makes Lennie feel strong emotions during the time they are alone. While doing this, Crooks’s voice becomes …show more content…
Her actions in the text make her very similar to Crooks. Curley’s wife abuses her little power on the ranch to pick on, and torment Crooks, just as Crooks did to Lennie. Curley’s wife calls out Crooks when Crooks demands that she leaves his barn. However, Curley’s wife uses derogatory remarks such as “Listen --” as an act of power over Crooks. She attempts to reduce Crooks to a pile of ashes, and makes him helpless and even more powerless than he already is. In addition, she threatens Crooks by adding, “do you know what I can do if you open your trap?” Crooks cannot retaliate to Curley's wife, because he does not have any power over her. As a result, Crooks loses his usual confidence and toughness and just resorts to repeating “yes ma’am.” In addition, “Crooks seemed to be growing smaller” and “stared hopelessly at her[Curley’s wife].” Steinbeck makes it clear that Crooks becomes powerless by Curley’s wife, and isolates crooks. John Steinbeck shows the reader that Crooks is powerless as he “pressed himself against the wall.” Crooks is backing down to Curley’s wife, and Curley’s wife uses her isolation, to make others feel helpless in the text. Curley’s wife in the text “reduced him[Crooks] to nothing.” Crooks’s “voice was toneless” which shows the power that Curley’s wife has over him. While Lennie got angry at Crooks for teasing him, Crooks cannot do anything about Curley’s wife. Crooks was grown up somewhat equal to white men