3) Why would Crooks react so negatively to Lennie, then let him in anyway? Crooks reacts negatively because he is mad that Lennie can just walk into his room. He lets him because he is lonely and he knows Lennie will not judge him.
Why does Crooks torture and taunt Lennie?
Crooks reacts negatively because he is mad that Lennie can just walk into his room. He lets him because he is lonely and he knows Lennie will not judge him. 4) Why does Crooks torture and taunt Lennie about George? Wants Lennie to feel bad about himself. He wants Lennie to know how it feels to be lonely. He is jealous of George and Lennie.
Why did Crooks let Lennie go into George's room?
When Crooks found out that Lennie had been with George and that George is not around, he decided to let him in his room so that they could talk about loneliness.
What does crooks say about loneliness?
Crooks was probably very lonely and might have been addicted to drugs, drunk, etc due to medicine in his box. What does Crooks say to Lennie about loneliness? Crooks tells Lennie that he experienced loneliness as a child due to his race and was often not allowed to play with neighborhood kids.
What does Crooks tell Lennie in the barn?
like Crooks tells Lennie in the barn (most men waste their money on alcohol and cat houses) However, the dream dies with Lennie because he was a part of the dream!!!! 4) In what way does Slim show understanding for George's decision?
How does crooks react to Lennie when he comes visit?
How does Crooks react to Lennie when he comes to visit? Why does he change his mind? Crooks eyes raised, he stiffened and a scowl came in his face. Changes his mind because to he is angry (segregated).
How does crooks explain to Lennie why he upset him?
What possibility does Crooks upset Lennie with? He says that Lennie was kicked in the head by a horse when he was little. He tells him that nobody will ever marry him. He taunts him with the idea that there's no such thing as rabbits.
Why does crooks relent in his taunting of Lennie?
Why does Crooks relent in his taunting of Lennie? Lennie starts walking dangerously close to him. He is afraid Lennie will hurt him. What does Curley's wife suspect about Curley's injury?
How does crooks feel about Lennie?
Crooks does not believe him, assuming that the fantasy is part of Lennie's intellectual disability. He tells Lennie about his own life, recounting his early days on a chicken farm when white children visited and played with him. Still, he says, he felt keenly alone even then.
How does crooks react to hearing about George and Lennie's dream?
10. What is Crooks' reaction to the dream of the farm? For a moment Crooks wants to live on the farm with George, Lennie, and Candy. He then realizes that the dream is impossible and there is no way that it would ever come true.
What makes crooks so bold as to confront?
What makes Crooks so bold as to confront Curley's wife and tell her to leave his room? He forgets his own limitations as a black man of the 1930s because Lennie and Candy have come in and treated him as an equal. For a moment, he later explains, he forgot how powerless he really is there.
Why is crooks not allowed in the bunkhouse?
Because he is not allowed in the bunk house (because he is black), he feels no one should be allowed in his room. According to Crooks, why does a person need a companion? Crooks said people need companions so they don't go crazy with loneliness.
What does crooks tease Lennie about?
What does Crooks tease Lennie about? He says that George could be hurt and killed.
What is crooks doing when Lennie enters his room?
He is too worried about the horses to be far from them. What is Crooks doing when Lennie enters his room? Fixing a harness.
What does crooks talk to Lennie about?
Because everyone but Lennie and Candy went to town, Lennie is bored and walks into the barn to see the puppies. Crooks acts irritated, but eventually strikes up a conversation with Lennie. During the conversation, Lennie tells Crooks about the dream of owning a farm. Crooks doesn't believe that it will ever happen.