Crooks' quotes Flashcards
What’s the quote that tells us why crooks is an outcast due to the discrimination in 1930s America?
Themes: prejudice, authority.
Character: Crooks
‘They let the nigger come in that night’
What’s the quote that tells us why Crooks only respects Mr. Slim as he also respects crooks too. (slight theme of friendship but doesn’t have the same feeling of friendship)
Themes: friendship.
Character: Crooks
‘Mr Slim’
What’s the quote that tells the little glimmer of hope given to Crooks as Lennie and Candy were talking about the ‘dream’ but the glimmer of hope is taken away when George arrives and he gets hit with the sad reality that he’s racially discriminated?
Themes: hope, dreams, plans, hardships, loneliness, isolation.
Character: Crooks
“I wouldn’t want to go no place like that”
What’s the quote that tells us the opportunity he had to manipulate Lennie to a scenario Lennie doesn’t like, to have him feel the way he feels himself (to show Lennie what it feels to be at the bottom of society in 1930s America) as Lennie was showing his innocence and vulnerable. But then the moment of exploitation was turned down when he explains his reason (saying about what would happen to George).
Themes: exploitation, innocence.
Character: Crooks
’ S’pose you couldn’t go into the bunk house’
What’s the quote that tells us the moment of hope crooks has when the dream is brought up between him, Candy and Lennie which at first he started having doubts but then he started to believe.
Themes: hope, dreams, friendship, plans.
Character: Crooks
‘why I’d come an’ lend a hand’
