What does Crooks' living situation tells us about his social position on the ranch?
Notice the repetition of "little": little shed, little room, little bench
Notice the line: "Crooks had his apple box over his bunk, and in it a range of medicine bottles, both for himself and for the horses" (66)
Notice the line: "He had accumulated more possessions than he could carry on his back" (67)
What phrase does Lennie repeat on page 68? How does it link to animal/insect imagery AND a theme of the novella?
Link ALL following occurrences in Section 4 to a SINGLE theme of OMAM:
Lennie talking to Crooks, despite Crooks' aloofness
Lennie forgets not to talk about the plan to buy the 10-acre ranch for $600
Curley's Wife's lines on page 79: "I seen too many of you guys. If you had two bits in the whorl', why you'd be gettin' two shots of corn with it and suckin' the bottom of the glass. I know you guys."
Why is it important that Crooks tells Lennie he "ain't a southern n****" on page 70, and that his family was the only African-American one in Soledad?
Talking to Lennie makes Crooks bitter and causes him to be cruel … Why is that? What theme does this suggest?
Look at what Crooks says about his childhood on page 73 … how is his childhood similar to the dream George and Lennie share?
According to Crooks, what does every rancher want?
Crooks starts off in Section 4 in a position of power (orders Lennie around) but ends the chapter powerless … who steals his power? How does this person accomplish this?
By rubbing liniment on his back at the end of Section 4, Crooks is symbolically getting rid of _____?
