Of Mice And Men Crooks Friendship Analysis

Many characters in, “Of Mice and Men”, show friendship. George and Lennie show the most examples of having a great friendship. George and Lennie both take each care of one another and care about each other. They both support each other in making the dream of living off the fatta’ the land, come true. Doing these things prove that they have a strong friendship.

In the book Lennie is discriminated against Crooks. Crooks takes advantage of Lennie’s lack of metal capacity, Crooks was subjected to racial hatred as the hands of white people and uses Lennie to get back at them. Crooks implies that George won’t come back and he’ll be alone.

Lennie starts having a conversation to Crooks, but he keeps babbling about the promises to keep their farm a secret. George is basically the brain of Lennie, without him he'll be in trouble.

John Steinbeck’s Novella does a good job telling what it is like living in the great depression and what it is like to feel loss and pain. Gary Sinise’ movie adaptation of, Of Mice and Men does just that, capture the overall feeling Of Mice and Men. Mr.Sinise did many things in the movie that I found acceptable and well done such as the introduction of Crooks and the death of Curley's Wife. However there were many scenes that I felt was incomplete like the death of Lennie.

Crooks’ aloof attitude and his own insecurities mask his loneliness. Lennie carelessly approaches Crooks in his room, but Crooks immediately tells him to leave and that he “ain’t wanted in the bunk house, and you ain’t wanted in my room” (Steinbeck 65). Crooks may not be able to go see the others, but that does not mean he does not want to. Past experience of discrimination about his color and prejudice against him creates trust issues against others who approach him. When Lennie stays, Crooks finally says “Come on in and set a while… Long as you won’t get out and leave me alone, you might as well set down” (Steinbeck 67). Crooks gives Lennie a chance to stay because he realizes Lennie does not understand the discrimination

Lennie disarms Crooks’ initial hostility with his simplicity which results in Crooks becoming softened by Lennie’s smile. Due to the fact he has been discriminated against and been isolated for so long, Crooks torments Lennie by suggesting George may not come back from town. His cynical behaviour isn’t deliberate but I think Crooks feels like Lennie has invaded his personal space to insult or bully him.

He stood up and walked dangerously toward crooks. ‘Who hurt George?’ He demanded.(p.66)” Lennie is mad at crooks because he begins to make Lennie worried by telling him that George is hurt. Lennie cares about George, so he gets mad that there is a chance George is hurt.

On page sixty-six of the book, Crooks talks about how he isn't wanted, this can be proven by him being given his own room, and supplies. Crooks also even said that he's lonely, when he's talking to Lennie he said “A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody...I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an’ he gets sick” (Steinbeck 73). On the same page Crooks also said, “I don’t know if I was asleep. If one guy was with me…I jus’ don't know”. Due to Crooks saying this, you can presume that he doesn't spend an ample amount of time with other people, and that he spends it alone by himself. Crooks goes on to talk about Lennie and George's relationship saying “Well, s’pose, jus’ s’pose he dont come back. What’ll you do then?”(Steinbeck 79). I believe Crooks is asking these questions because he's curious about their friendship, because he doesn't have any friends of his

In Chapter Four, Crooks poses the question what might happen if George does not return from the town. In other words, Crooks proposes that a life without George would be disastrous to Lennie: he would be locked in a psychiatric hospital. Crooks is comparing how Lennie would be treated without George the way a dog is treated, which helps us to see how much George helps Lennie.

The great Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Segregation...not only harms one physically but injures one spiritually...It scars the soul...It is a system which forever stares the segregated in the face, saying ‘You are less than...’‘You are not equal to…’”(azquotes.com). Crooks from Of Mice and Men is truly represented by this quote through the writing of author John Steinbeck. The time period of Of Mice and Men is very racially segregated, ergo, Crooks, an African American is separated from and discriminated against by the whites. As Dr. King said, Crooks’ segregation from the other ranch workers shows that he is not equal to the others and harms him spiritually. Crooks understands his role on the ranch, yet he somewhat yearns for a friend, as he has been alone for a very long time. Crooks is the most alienated character in Of Mice and Men as displayed through his separation from the group, as well as his treatment by others. Steinbeck specifically writes him as the one who is most clearly segregated from everyone else and the most discriminated against.

The act of helping Lennie comes from George’s thoughtfulness that aids Lennie in certain situations. Moreover, George’s care makes others question the compassion he feels for Lennie, for instance, Crooks says “” Well, I never seen one guy take so much so much trouble for another guy”” (Steinbeck 22). Other characters such as Crooks share the pain of loneliness. Crooks race places a part of why he is alone as well as Candy’s relationship with his dog. The deep connection in which George and Lennie have is rare in the novella’s time period and location. The protection that Lennie receives from George demonstrates the sacrifice for life and brotherhood.

Of Mice and Men Compare/Contrast Essay Friendship does not have the same definition to all people. Some people look for their friends to always be there for them, but some people consider someone a friend as long as they are there to listen to you. Therefore, friendship is interpreted by each person. In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and the poem “Always There” by Ryan C. Wilks have similar messages about the way they see friendship friendship, but also have different depictions of friendship at the same time. Both writings depict friendship in a way of having someone by your side.

Lennie being mentally much less able gives the ideal opportunity to help exercise some authority in Crooks‘ life. Page 71 for instance, “S’pose George don’t come back no more. (…) What’ll you do then?” is terminative. By this stage of the chapter, there has been a power shift. Crooks is fully aware of the distress this would cause Lennie, as he would struggle to manage alone. The terminative comments are cruel and are linked to his jealousy of the companionship of George and Lennie, page 71 one quotes a “private victory” and even pleasure in some way. Steinbeck is presenting the bad streak that loneliness is drawing from Crooks, as a minority character.

He just thought that George didn’t want to be with him anymore, he was worried about never accomplishing their dream while talking to Crooks. Besides, Crooks describes to him that a lonely person “goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody.” (pg. 72) I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an’ he gets sick.” (pg. 72) Crooks knew exactly how a lonely person feels since he lived isolated, being the only black men wasn’t easy. Lennie started to feel that George abandoned him, but thankfully, he came back. After all, their lives continued normally. George always tried to keep him out of trouble, but he couldn’t this time. Lennie accidentally killed a puppy which he usually did by accident with other small and soft animals, and he also killed Curley’s wife by accident. He did everything that George told him to do if he got in trouble, but this was the worst trouble he ever got in. George tried to prevent his terrible future at all costs, but he couldn’t, and something worse than ever

In the novella ‘Of mice And Men’ Steinbeck presents the character Crooks as marginalised and segregated. This is shown when Crooks was not even being introduced in detail until halfway through the novella unlike the other characters, ‘”The stable bucks a nigger”’. The reader feels sorry for crooks in some way as he isn’t treated the way as maybe he deserves.’”I can’t play because I’m black”’.Back in the 1930s the reader wouldn’t feel the same as we do now as times have changed and we have learnt to except people of the different colour and race. The book was written in the time of the 1930s, many non-white people kept themselves isolated from others and stayed out of trouble, to avoid the danger of being lynched. Isolation, segregation and racism was an every day routine for those who were black. Other themes of the novel is Friendship. Crooks is a very lonely character as he keeps himself isolated from the other workers this has a huge impact on who he is as a person. Another theme in the novel is the American dream; which never actually happens for any of the characters in the end, This suggests that even Steinbeck didn’t believe the dream was possible. Ironically Crooks thinks same at the dream not being believable,’” member what I said about hoein and doin Jobs?… Just forget it I didn’t mean it. Just foolin. Wouldn’t wanna go to no place like that’”. The novel was set in Soledad, California during the great