Theme Of Crooks In Of Mice And Men

Steinbeck presents Crooks as quite a lonely character. In Chapter 4 when he is introduced he is referred to as a "negro stable buck", not a man. He is just a long time employee who is relegated to a separate bunkhouse with the animals. The resentment of his treatment has led to him becoming neat and literate, which are qualities the others don 't possess. Yet he has these qualities, the other men still treat him as if he isn 't there. He is treated like he is invisible by the other ranch workers which is shown by him saying "S 'pose he took a powder and just ain 't coming back. What 'll you do then?" to Lennie, about George. This suggests that he has been through a similar thing; that he knows what happens to people who travel together. From …show more content…
He could be trying to get him away from the ranch before something bad happens, as he has experience there. Crooks could be taking out his anger on somebody else. He is used to being alone in his unconnected room, and could be treating Lennie badly to make him leave - much like the ranch workers treated Crooks. The word "you" shows that he is trying to force responsibility onto Lennie. He knows that Lennie strongly relies on George, so by placing this on Lennie, he is trying to worry him. He could by trying to separate Lennie and George by making Lennie think that George will leave, maybe out of spite or jealousy. Crooks could be jealous because he doesn 't have someone for himself, and feels particularly more lonely around …show more content…
He says "Nobody never gets to heaven." He is actually talking about the chance of getting land and becoming wealthy. This shows that Crooks has no hopes for the future, and doesn 't intend to look forward to anything that could happen. The quote also implys that nobody is good. It shows that Crooks thinks that nobody is trustworthy and everyone sins, which doesn 't get those people into "heaven." As he says this phrase to Lennie, this quote could also suggest he is trying to tell him that he shouldn 't stay with George. George is the one who hopes and dreams to have land, so Crooks could be trying to warn Lennie that it might not work out as he wishes.The word "heaven" suggests that getting land is the best thing that could happen; it 's the thing people hope to move forward to. Crooks is a pessimistic character as this quote reflects his lack of ambitions. Crooks is also presented as pessimistic as his room is described to have a "meager yellow light." The word "meager" can reflect the literal darkness of the room, as well as his lack of aspirations. He spends most of his time in this room, so the literal darkness inside it induces the same characteristic in his