Bunkhouse

was allowed and racism was widespread. During this time period, whites were considered higher than blacks and usually got better things than them. That explains why Crooks sleeps in a room in the stable by himself, while the other men sleep in the bunkhouse. Crooks is also the loneliest character because him and Candy have been working on the same ranch for many years and have never spoken to each other. The only person that Crooks talked to is Lennie, until Candy came into the stable with them.…

Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, Carlson, one of the workers on the ranch, convinces Candy to allow him to kill his dog because it is too foul-smelling, old, and physically disabled to keep around. Slim, George, and Whit, the other three men in the bunkhouse, do not disapprove of Carlson’s desire to rid of the mutt, and Candy reluctantly agrees. In the extract, Steinbeck characterizes Candy as mentally and physically weak and passive through adverbs and diction conveying apathy describing Candy’s…

The lonely ones wanders the ranch desperate for attention that they even exists. In the novel it takes place on a farm, where migrant workers George and Lennie have come to be farm workers. George and Lennie have a plan to own their own land and live off the fatta the land. In the novel Of Mice and Men, author John Steinbeck puts the four outcasts together to show their similarities and to portray the theme that the four outcasts are lonely and desperate for attention. Candy, Crooks, Lennie,…

isolation and solitude, which is emphasized in the setting and used to affect the characters' behavior. There are a few examples of how loneliness affects how Curley's Wife behaves. One example is spread throughout the book. Since the men from the bunkhouse don't give her the attention she wants, she has to make herself look beautiful in order for them to notice her. Whenever Curley's Wife is introduced, Steinbeck always includes a description of her, "Full, rouged…

significant character that symbolizes loneliness, is Crooks. Crooks is the only African American character in Of Mice and Men. Because of the time period that the story takes place, he is treated unfairly. Instead of being allowed to stay in the bunkhouse with the other workers, he is forced to stay in an area with no one but himself. If…

in there, but I can't play because I'm black. They say I stink.” This quote shows how the men on the farm will not allow Crooks to play cards because he’s black. They discriminate against him by having him live in a little shack across from the bunkhouse. Nobody ever…

Lonely, ignored, different, and unaccepted, Crooks is an undesirable African American who society segregates against in the fictional novella, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck. Similar to how priests see their peasants, Crooks is seen the same to most of his coworkers on the farm. From Crooks being considered as the lower class and how he never gets the opportunity to speak on his own opinions, he makes the perfect character to illustrate the theme of racial discrimination creates a…

the ranch when talking with Lennie, “S’pose you don’t have nobody. S’pose you couldn’t go into the bunkhouse… S’pose you had to sit here and read a book” (72). Another way Crooks shows his loneliness is by having to stay in the barn apart from the rest of the men. All of the other men sleep in the bunkhouse together where they play card game and chat, while Crooks is not allowed into the bunkhouse to play cards. The only game Crooks can play with everyone else is horseshoe toss. In conclusion,…

Thus, she has no companions and is always seeking attention as well as putting great effort into her looks. Her over-the top appearance portrays her desperation to be noticed. Candy can at least interact with all the other men and is allowed in the bunkhouse as well as on the ranch. She is unable to make any connections with the men on the ranch, the only people she ever comes in contact with. Even if she tries to talk to them, they know that any sort of involvement with her would cause trouble…

This summer I read John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck uses a variety of figurative language and imagery in his writing. I found ten quotes that refers to the symbols animals, water, buildings, dreams, and characters, two each. Then I analyzed each quote for how it connects to the symbol, after that I looked for the quote’s imagery and figurative language. “I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along,” page 6. This is first time the book talked about Lennie’s love for…