THEME
This is reflected in chapter 4 because crooks are affected because he is not able to live in the same place as everyone else. After all, he is a black man.
how discrimination is reflected in chapter 4?
to have a farm, a good job, money, and be independent.
What was Lennie's and George's dream?
These characters go to the cathouse at the beginning of the chapter.
Who are George, Curley, and Slim?
Crook's perspective is that he treats Lennie poorly because of discrimination and relentlessness during the context of the story.
¿What is Crook’s perspective?
the great global financial crisis that lasted through the 1930s
What was the great depression?
crooks feel lonely by the effect of this friendship
What Do crooks feel about George and Lennie's friendship?
Talks with Lennie about rabbits in the dream
What candy tell’s Lennie?
This character visits Crooks at the staple and establishes a relationship.
Why is Lennie in the stable?
Crooks is a disabled man who works in the stables and is the only black man on the ranch
¿Who is Crooks?
Curly´s wife uses the advantage of her status to be rude to the other men
Who treats bad crooks?
this can be represented by these four characters (Lennie, Curley's wife, crooks, and candy)
Who represent the theme of weak vs strong in chapter 4
Appears in the door looking for Curley complaining that wants someone to talk to.
What is Curley's wife doing?
This man enters the stable and joins Lennie´s and Crook´s conversation.
Why does Candy join Crook and Lennie's conversation?
John Steinbeck views the world by emphasizing the theme of loneliness in chapter 4 in several ways. Firstly, he emphasizes the racial alienation of Crooks, the black worker on the ranch. Crooks initially rejects Lennie's company because of how white society sees fit to shun and abuse him, even though he is lonely deep down.
¿How does the author (Steinbeck) view the world?
Crooks feels that He has had to give in to Curley's wife and he feels the fact that he is completely powerless
How do crooks feel?
crooks feel discriminated against since he is not allowed in the bunkhouse so He doesn't believe Lennie has the right to be in his room.
What reason do Crooks first give for Lennie not being welcome in his room?
Went to nearby town visit a cat house
Where did George go?
This character enters the stable and is immediately discriminated against.
Who is Curley´s wife?
Lennie is very childlike, he has the intelligence of a little kid. He is mentally challenged and he can't interact with people very well without getting into some kind of trouble. Lennie is an outsider because he is mentally disabled. As a result, he doesn't talk much and doesn't understand malicious motives. Curley gets angry at Lennie for not answering his questions as other workers do.
What is Lennie's perspective?
it's Saturday night and most of the men have gone into the nearby town to go to a brothel, leaving behind Lennie, George, Crooks and curly’s wife
Who is left behind always
this character demand equality among his white workers, in his sense it is no more than a dream, as the constant reminder of his Black skin and subsequent discrimination is far superior to his will to dream that one day his American.
What character feels most identified with the American dream throughout chapter 4?
Went to the stable hand’s room at the beginning of the chapter
Where did Lennie go?
This character made Brooks feel obligated to leave "the dream".
Who is George?
In chapter 4 Lennie visits Crooks' room in the stable and talks to him about the dream but Crook is very bad, mean, and selfish since he treats Lennie badly even though he has a disability and is cast aside like him, who is black. Instead of understanding and treating him accordingly. In this chapter, we met Crook for the 1st time.
What happens during the chapter between Lennie and Crooks?
Is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another.
What is racism?