Textual Evidence #1: "And scattered about the floor were a number of personal possessions; for, being alone, Crooks could leave his things about, and being a stable buck and a cripple, he was more permanent than the other men, and he had accumulated more possessions than he could carry on his back. Crooks possessed several pairs of shoes, a pair of rubber boots, a big alarm clock and a single-barreled shotgun. And he had books, too; a tattered dictionary and a mauled copy of the California civil code for 1905. There were battered magazines and a few dirty books on a special shelf over his bunk. A pair of large gold-rimmed spectacles hung from a nail on the wall above his bed. This room was swept and fairly neat, for Crooks was a proud, aloof man," (Steinbeck, 33).
Tertiary Layer for Textual Evidence #1:
This textual piece of evidence reveals Crook's diligent nature, because in this quote we see that his room is fairly clean, although it does not have to be because he lives alone, as well we see his multitude of possessions. It could be indicated that he had to have to work hard on the farm for those accumulated possession, due to the often prejudice and discrimination he has faced. For example, this may be indicated by his tattered dictionary and mauled copy of California civil code for 1905, that he is likely left with discarded possessions.
