Bunkhouse

Carlson only worries about what is currently happening, while occasionally cracking a joke. Carlson is the only man who complains about the smell of Candy’s dog, saying that the “stink hangs around [the bunkhouse] even after he’s gone” (page 44), showing that he only cares about how the bunkhouse smells now. He…

Of Mice and Men Essay Name: Cade Gullett Date: 10/19/15 Word Count: 522 words In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinback, most characters are faced with loneliness. Curley's wife experiences loneliness because she is the only woman on the ranch, candy is lonely after he lets Carlson shoot his dog. Candy immediately feels depressed and lonely. But only one man on the ranch has been lonely their whole life on the ranch. Crooks, a black man that works in the barn on the ranch.…

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…

In the book Of Mice and Men Crooks, an African-American worker, was forced to live in a separate house far away from all of the white people while the white men lived in a bunkhouse together. This shows segregation because due to the color of Crooks skin, he could not live in the bunkhouse with all of the whites and was forced to live alone. Many of the men did not even know about Crooks because he could not work in the same place with them because he was black. He had to work…

treat Crooks badly. They don’t let him sleep in the bunkhouse so he has to sleep in the barn. “I ain’t wanted in the bunk house, and you ain’t wanted in my room”(68). Crooks doesn’t spend a lot of time with the men on the ranch so he spends most his time alone reading books.“They play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black. They say I stink. Well, I tell you, all of you stink to me”(68). Because Crooks is not allowed to be in the bunkhouse he does not have friends and no one cares…

ketchup on anything." The other ranch workers became worried about George, but wouldn't build up the courage to talk to him. “George, can I get a word with you?” Slim walked over anxiously, with a shake in his voice. George and Slim walked into the bunkhouse; it was clear as day. Slim grew worried, but if anyone were to talk to George, it ought to be Slim. “I understand how close you and Lennie were, but Lennie is gone, George. He snapped Curly’s bitch’s neck; they went out looking for him, and…

in the bunk house, and you ain’t wanted in my room,” {Steinbeck 68}. When Crooks says, “I ain’t wanted in the Bunkhouse,” it shows that Crooks is aware of how disculed he really is. This cruel way of life Crooks has to live suggests that he has been erased from everyone's thoughts and has no control over how he gets treated. Crooks has to accepts the fact that he is unwanted in the bunkhouse. Not only does Crooks have it tough, Candy does as well. Moments after Candy’s helpless dog had been…

loneliness in different ways throughout the novel and is a big aspect of characters emotions in the novel. Crooks is a stable buck and is verbally abused and treated poorly because he is black, he is not allowed to do certain things like go into the bunkhouse and talk with the other workers and is…

John Steinbeck describe in of Mice and Men, the American Dream for most people is just survival. In 1776 the U.S, was known as the land of opportunity specifically because of the American Dream. It started because of the availability of land then, it became that if people work hard People can prosper become rich despite People race, gender and class. The American Dream is that people’s lives can become better if people work hard. Europeans don't get it because upper class is a huge part of…

declined the offer after Curley’s wife tore him down by calling him racial slurs. Except for the slaughter of Scooby and the absence of my hand, I finally saw some light shine through my miserable life. This day was quite volatile; we were all in the bunkhouse playing horseshoes, having a swell experience when I decided to go into the barn to talk to Lennie. When I entered, Curley's wife was insentient, laid down with hay on her body in an attempt by a sluggard to conceal herself. With the…