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Crooks Flashcards

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Why is Crooks presented as one of the ‘mice’ as opposed to the ‘men’?

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because he’s challenged by being black and disabled, and he’s treated as an animal

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What quote is used to convey that racism was an important issue in the 1930s?

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“the negro stable buck”

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What does Crooks dream of?

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Freedom and dignity

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What is Crooks presented to experience?

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The fate of millions of black men - poverty, i’ll-treatment, and loneliness

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Why does Crooks experience extreme prejudice?

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Because of his race and disability

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How does Crooks treatment connect with the Jim Crow laws?

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His room is separated from the others - ‘A little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn’.

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What does the location and bedding of his house say about his treatment?

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He’s treated and viewed as an animal

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What does Crooks have by his house that implies he lives with the animals?

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‘A manure pile under the window’

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What does the name ‘Crooks’ connect to?

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His crooked back and a crook

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What quote shows Crooks is mistreated even when it’s nothing to do with him?

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“The boss gives him hell when he’s mad”

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Why does Crooks twist the situation with Lennie?

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To expert dominance over him because he doesn’t usually have any power over anyone

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What quote is used to show Crooks attempt to have power over Lennie?

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“They’ll take ya to the booby hatch. They’ll tie ya with a collar, like a dog.”

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What quote used by Curley’s Wife shows she used her little power to convey her dominance over Crooks?

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“I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny”

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Why does Crooks believe Curley’s Wife’s words, even though she too has little power?

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Because a white persons words would always be believed over a black person in 1930s America

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What quotes show that Crooks is aware that he’s not welcome near the other men?

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“the stable buck put in his head”

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What quote shows Crooks is used as entertainment occasionally?

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“They let the nigger come in that night”

17
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Why does Crooks read books?

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Because he hasn’t got much els to or anyone els to talk to

18
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“Crooks was a proud, aloof man”. What does this suggest?

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He has no choice but to endure the prejudice and isolation

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What quote shows he bitterly guards his enforced privacy?

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“This here’s my room… I ain’t wanted in the bunkhouse, and you ain’t wanted in my room.”

20
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Which three quotes are used that suggest he regretted the way he taunted Lennie?

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“A guy needs somebody - to be near him”. “A guy gets too lonely”. “A guy sets alone out here at night.”

21
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‘His body was bent over to the left by his crooked spine”. What does this suggest?

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He’s forced to bend down, unlike Candy’s disability, which is symbolic of his humble rank amidst his white counterparts.

22
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What is Crooks’ descriptions?

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“Pain-tightened lips”. “deep black wrinkles”. “deep-set eyes”.

23
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What does the way Crooks is described as indicate to?

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His emotional pain and the social muteness that this has caused

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What quote is used when saying he understands his own rights, but can only demand the right to his own space?

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“He kept his distance, and demanded that other people kept theirs”

25
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What quote is used to suggest Crooks is initially cornful of the dream?

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“I seen hundreds of men come by on the road… an’ every damn one of ‘em’s got a little piece of land in his head.”

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What does the quote “Nobody never gets heaven, and nobody never gets no land” suggest?

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He compares human hopes with religious beliefs, saying the search for land is like the search for heaven.

27
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What does that fact that Crooks’ offer for work on the dream ranch isn’t material say about him?

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He simply wants companionship and equality

28
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What does he offer to the dream? (quote)

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“If you… guys would want a hand to work for nothing-just his keep, why i’d come an’ lend a hand. I ain’t so crippled i can’t work like a son-of-a-bitch if i want to.”

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What does the quote “Well keep your place, Nigger” make him realise?

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The dream is nothing more than a fantasy and he withdraws his offer of help on the farm.

30
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What quote is used to show his reconsideration?

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“Member what i said about hoein… just’ forget it, I didn’t mean it.. Just foolin’.”

31
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How does Steinbeck present Crooks’ weakness?

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As an under-dog and failure who is unable to challenge the fate which society has chosen for him.

32
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What themes has Steinbeck weaved through the character of Crooks?

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Powerlessness and suppression

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