Crooks Character
Crooks was named after his crooked body. There were lots of negative comments during the beginning of the story before Crooks actually came in. ... Candy referred to Crooks as a ¡°nice fella¡± and told us that Crooks read a lot. Although Candy thought Crooks was a ¡°nice fella¡±, he did not use Crooks¡¯ name, Candy still used the words ¡°nigger¡± and ¡°stable buck¡±. In the story, none of the characters referred to Crooks¡¯ name, this gave the impression that Crooks was an outcast on the ranch and it degraded him. ... Also, Crooks was used by the ranchmen for entertainment. ... This showed the lack of respect for Crooks from others just because of his colour. Steinbeck listed the description of Crooks¡¯ possessions in chapter 4 in a simple way in order to show the reader the bareness of Crooks¡¯ life. ... This indicated that Crooks had been educated and was conscious of his rights. ... Steinbeck described the character of Crooks with pity and sympathy. This was illustrated by the detailed descriptions of Crooks¡¯ ¡°crooked spine¡±, his ¡°lean face lined with deep black wrinkles¡± and his ¡°pain-tightened lips¡±.