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Used to turn the chickens out on the alfalfa on a sunny morning" reinforces the idea that everyone has a dream, a goal and a fantasy. Crooks may be negative, yet even he, the "nigger", has a vision of one day experiencing the pleasures of his equality again. Crooks Room Crooks room is clearly downgraded compared to all the other workers. As we see he lives in the stable with the horses, and the other workers get a bunkhouse. â€Å"this room was swept and fairly neat†; This shows that he is not an animal like other characters think he is. They also refuse to share a room with him, although this does allow him to leave his â€Å"possession lying freely around†. A number of these possessions reflect his personality; â€Å"a tattered dictionary† which suggests that he is quite articulate. Some of these items also highlight his treatment and segregation from society. He had â€Å"a few dirty books† suggesting they were pornography because he was not allowed into the cat house due to his skin colour or it could just be old books expanding on the fact he was an articulate or intellectual. Crooks did not have a bed as it was basically a hay stack, â€Å"Crooks bunk was a long box filled with straw on which his blankets were flun g†; showing how he was thought of by the boss. As many people saw black men the same as animals, they were treated in the same way; â€Å"Crooks had his apple box over his bunk and in it a range of medicine bottles, for himself and the horses†. Showing that he has no medicine for himself it is all he can gather. All of these possessions were deliberately emphasised by the author to show that Crooks was indeed equal to the others but no one thinks he actually is. How Lennie affects Crooks As Crooks has been so beaten down by loneliness and... ...s born right here in California†. This shows that Crooks does not seem himself as a Negro, he sees himself as an equal because he was born here, where they are born. Crooks tells Lennie about his past; how he use to play with other white kids and never knew why his father did not like it. But as he got older, he realised and has hated white people ever since, because of their treatment towards him. As Crooks is reminded of his hatred towards white people, who tries to show Lennie how it feels to be lonely in an injurious manner. As Crooks knows that Lennie does not understand anything that is being said, he takes this and uses it against Lennie. â€Å"His excitement had increased George can tell you screwy things, and it don't matter". Crooks tries to get Lennie to feel what it is like to be alone, but shortly after, he becomes threaten by Lennie physical power over him. Essay -- Used to turn the chickens out on the alfalfa on a sunny morning" reinforces the idea that everyone has a dream, a goal and a fantasy. Crooks may be negative, yet even he, the "nigger", has a vision of one day experiencing the pleasures of his equality again. Crooks Room Crooks room is clearly downgraded compared to all the other workers. As we see he lives in the stable with the horses, and the other workers get a bunkhouse. â€Å"this room was swept and fairly neat†; This shows that he is not an animal like other characters think he is. They also refuse to share a room with him, although this does allow him to leave his â€Å"possession lying freely around†. A number of these possessions reflect his personality; â€Å"a tattered dictionary† which suggests that he is quite articulate. Some of these items also highlight his treatment and segregation from society. He had â€Å"a few dirty books† suggesting they were pornography because he was not allowed into the cat house due to his skin colour or it could just be old books expanding on the fact he was an articulate or intellectual. Crooks did not have a bed as it was basically a hay stack, â€Å"Crooks bunk was a long box filled with straw on which his blankets were flun g†; showing how he was thought of by the boss. As many people saw black men the same as animals, they were treated in the same way; â€Å"Crooks had his apple box over his bunk and in it a range of medicine bottles, for himself and the horses†. Showing that he has no medicine for himself it is all he can gather. All of these possessions were deliberately emphasised by the author to show that Crooks was indeed equal to the others but no one thinks he actually is. How Lennie affects Crooks As Crooks has been so beaten down by loneliness and... ...s born right here in California†. This shows that Crooks does not seem himself as a Negro, he sees himself as an equal because he was born here, where they are born. Crooks tells Lennie about his past; how he use to play with other white kids and never knew why his father did not like it. But as he got older, he realised and has hated white people ever since, because of their treatment towards him. As Crooks is reminded of his hatred towards white people, who tries to show Lennie how it feels to be lonely in an injurious manner. As Crooks knows that Lennie does not understand anything that is being said, he takes this and uses it against Lennie. â€Å"His excitement had increased George can tell you screwy things, and it don't matter". Crooks tries to get Lennie to feel what it is like to be alone, but shortly after, he becomes threaten by Lennie physical power over him.