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Crooks - Coggle Diagram
Crooks
Says
"You know he's goin" to come back. S'pose you didn't have nobody. S'pose you couldn't go to the bunkhouse and play rummy 'Cause you was black. How'd you like that?" (Steinbeck 110&111)
When Crooks says this it reveals further about how he feels being rejected from entering the other house to just relax with everyone else because he is black
"A guy needs somebody- to be near him.' He whined, ' A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make a difference who the guy is, long's he's with you, I tell ya,' he cried, 'I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick." (Steinbeck 111)
When Crooks says this, we see how his loneliness really affects him and how much he desires to have just someone to talk to and be around all the time.
Actions
"Crooks said irritably, "You can come in if you want," (Steinbeck 113)
The reason why Crooks does this and invites Candy is because he wants to continue having a conversation with Lennie as this is something that he desires, to be able to have a conversation with other people.
"Crooks seemed to grow smaller, and he pressed himself against the wall, "Yes, ma'am." (Steinbeck 119)
His reaction to what Curley's wife tells him tells us as the reader how Crooks knows immediately what would happen if he continued and how he starts to treat he with an unreasonable amount of respect.
Thoughts
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This thought from Crook reveals how he really feels about having people inside his bunkhouse. He is really enjoying having people to talk to since he is very lonely as no one would talk to him.
"Crooks scowled, but Lennie's disarming smile defeated him." (Steinbeck 107)
This thought reveals how Crooks isn't someone that is harsh and just wants someone to talk to, and because of this fact, this is why Lennie's smile disarms him and he decides to let him in.
Effect on Others
"I said s'pose George went into town tonight and you never heard of him no more." Crooks pressed forward some kind of private victor. "Just s'pose that," he repeated. " He won't do it," Lennie cried. "George wouldn't do nothing like that..." (Steinbeck 109)
We can see what type of effect Crooks is having on Lennie as he wants him to understand how lonely Crooks really is. The effect isn't a good one as Lennie doesn't understand what Crooks is trying to imply by saying what if George doesn't come back
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Looks
"His body was bent over to the left by his crooked spine, and his eyes lay deep in his head, and because of their depth seemed to glitter with intensity. His lean face was lined with deep black wrinkles, and he had thin, pain-tightened lips which were lighter than his face. (Steinbeck 105)
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