Crooks Of Mice and Men Essay

George Milton-I been mean, own(prenominal)t I? George is a good friend to Lennie. He protects him and does what is necessary to keep him out of trouble. -If I was alone I could live so easy Lennie is a burden to George -I want you to stay with me, Lennie George conveys Georges lonelinessLennie Small-paws animalistic quality bear-all you fuck ever remember is them rabbits George. Lennie represents idealism and optimism in the American dream. rabbits symbol of freedom and peace of mind. -hes jus like a kid Slim describes him utterly -why do you got to get killed? Lennie no understanding of actions or consequences. its mean here Lennie too innocent to cope with harsh environment -hallucination of Aunt Clare important moral figure in his life. Tells him between right and wrong and close consequence.Crooks/Racism-crooks nickname due to injury. Name given to him by other ranchers dominance, possession (slavery) -California Civil Code for 1905 had aspirations once of being successful. Educated individual. ( had books) 1905 tho 25 years out of dates shows futility of his situation. -crooks was a proud, aloof man Steinbeck does not claim to victimize/generalize Crooks. Hes 3 dimensional knows his worth. BUT has no power to change his fate. -location of Crooks in ranch (barn) symbolizes his distance the other men. explicitly segregation, metaphorically emotional distance/loneliness -theyll tie ya up with a collar, like a dog-Crooks. When Crooks finally finds someone lightheadeder than him, he feels he must destroy them. Relates to his own oppression. Suffering leads to cruelty. -difficult for Crooks to conceal his pleasure with anger shows his desperation for contact. He has become hardened by his pain but lets his bulwark down at times. -drew into himself crooks forces to accept his oppression. Powerless in his fate.Curleys Wife/Women-that gloves fulla Vaseline Candy ( Curleys mark of dominance everywhere his wife shes an object to him, a trophy. AND clear wa rning to other men) -Curleys wife no name. dehumanization.-fingernails were red symbol of danger, sexuality, blood, passion. Stoplight She will be cause of danger later in novel. -rolled clusters, like sausages childlike, nave little girl. Contrasts with red. -heavily made up suggest shes hiding the full-strength here. Underneath surface there is hidden personality loneliness, desperate, need, kindness. Puts on front of sexuality and flirtatiousness. ALSO conveys men on the ranch only care about sex from women. -what a tramp George hypocritical view towards women. Has sex with prostitutes but calls her a tart da fuq + Objectification. Ironic cuz what she really wants is human contact not sex. The men dont even consider that she could have more complexity other than wanted a man physically. -ranch is a patriarchal environment.-I get lonely Curleys wife (mask taken off, complexity revealed)Candy-Him and his disability aid in themes of minority, oppression, and loneliness. -the swam per warmed to his gossip he needs a distraction from his own, unsatisfying life.Friendshipstayed behind the other symbolizes how they always protect each other we got somebody to talk to importance of friendship, especially at times of hardship. Human contact takes away lonelinessLoneliness/Isolationa guy goes nuts if he aint got nobody Crookssuppose you aint got nobody Crooks almost ironic Crooks doesnt realize that everyone is alone in this environment. His pain consumes and blinds him, he isnt the only one whos tang it.The American Dream-you give me a good whore house every time although they want to achieve their dream, they waste their money on prostitutes and booze. regular recurrence of pain and desperation, a temporary void of loneliness and boredom that has to be filled. -every damn on of ems got a little humanity of land in his head Crooks Crooks knows reality of American Dream. Faced this for long long time due to racism. -they left all the weak ones here Curleys w ife themes of novella come full circle. Oppression of minorities.