Of Mice And Men Crooks Loneliness Essay

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Being lonely, bullied, and disabled are all problems in everyday life. People go through struggles like this just as Crooks did in the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. In this story, two main characters are searching for the American Dream. When they arrive to their job, they meet an African American man named Crooks. Crooks is mistreated by everybody around him and abandoned because of the color of his skin. Crooks faces many challenges throughout the story while dealing with the fact that he will never be treated the same as the others. The reader should feel sorry for Crooks because he faces many obstacles while being disabled, bullied, and lonely. Being African American during this time was not acceptable, and because of this, …show more content…

In the story, the reader sees that Crooks is segregated and lives alone in a harness room (66). Being alone, Crooks has no one to talk to and is forced to keep to himself. Because of this, he expects others to return the favor by not bothering him. Crooks says that he has nobody, all he can do is read books, and being alone makes a guy go nuts (72). Through this statement, we see the sad lonely life that Crooks has due to the color of his skin. Loneliness, by definition, is sadness because one has no friends or company. Crooks should not have to endure this because of the color of his skin. Crooks is considered disabled because he broke his back when a horse kicked him in the spine (83). Since Crooks was injured, he has to deal with the constant pain in his back, and he constantly has to rub his spine. Furthermore, by being disabled, Crooks knows that his job opportunities are very slim and that he has to stay on the ranch where he is constantly discriminated against. That is why in the story Crooks offers to lend a hand on the ranch Lennie and George wanted (76). Crooks not only has to deal with the pain of being different, but also the pain that comes with being

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