Character Analysis Of Crooks In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Crooks are the loneliest person in of mice and men, he is the only person in this entire book who is African American and even though during the time of this book most African Americans were illiterate. But no crooks can read which in the book it does not show how he learned to read BUT it seems as though he taught himself. if he wasn’t so lonely he might not have taught himself to read thus making him as average as any other African American during those times. crooks are limited by his skin color because he can’t just go and talk to everyone out on the ranch.

Crooks being the only black character he constantly gets picked out of the bunch and just forgotten so it pushes him more into the loneliness. He never gets to go along and play horseshoes with the other

ranchers because they won’t have him in their company because they have yet to realize that his skin color doesn’t matter. His whole life on that ranch has just been him being forced to do all the unwanted work. steinbeck shows that crooks are always left alone within this quote “Crooks scowled, but Lennie's disarming smile defeated him. "Come on in and sit a while," Crooks said. "'Long as you won't get out and leave me alone, you might as well sit down." His tone was a little more friendly. (4.22)” Cooks have it harder than the rest so it's almost obvious that he’d be pushed to live alone with the animals in the barn it’s almost a joke on his life. In his time of working on the ranch he got to learn to read and most likely was too lonely to ever speak out of term.

Crooks was the lone wolf of the novel, but just because he was black and had a crooked back that didn’t limit him from learning how to read which is the hardest thing to do because you need so many things to learn.

his mental strength must be more than that of the whole ranch. Crooks must be the most devoted people in the world if he taught himself how to read and that's all he does in his spare time. crooks doesn’t try to get in on George and Lennie's dream he just stays a part of the shadows like he should. Crooks if he wasn't black of had a messed up, he could take over the ranch easily that ranch he was on would have been his home and he would make all the money.

The loneliest character in of mice and men is Crooks, he’s the loneliest because he is separated from the rest of the characters because of his race/skin tone. because of his loneliness crooks began to learn to read. crooks explains to Lennie the effects of loneliness. this passage highlights the need for companionship and the oppressive nature of crooks’ society. Although most of the men have no true friends, they at least get to play cards and associate with others. Lennie, because of the color of his skin and his friendship with

George