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Candy and Crooks

Candy is an aging ranch worker who feels worthless in society and seeks companionship, even offering his savings to George and Lennie for a chance at belonging. Crooks, the only black man on the ranch, faces racism and isolation, which has made him bitter and cruel towards others. Both characters illustrate the themes of loneliness and societal disposability in Steinbeck's depiction of 1930s America.

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Candy and Crooks

Candy is an aging ranch worker who feels worthless in society and seeks companionship, even offering his savings to George and Lennie for a chance at belonging. Crooks, the only black man on the ranch, faces racism and isolation, which has made him bitter and cruel towards others. Both characters illustrate the themes of loneliness and societal disposability in Steinbeck's depiction of 1930s America.

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Candy.

Candy is presented as an old handicap ranch worker who feels that he has no more value as a
person in the society due to his age.
Candy is helpless; when his dog is about to be shot “He looks from face to face.” and still does
not get help from any of the men as they all seemed to have the same heartless opinion about
his dog being shot.
He is lonely and searching for friendship to the point where he is willing to give all his savings to
George and Lennie so that he can be a part of their farm “I’d make a will an’ leave my share to
you guys in case I kick off, ‘cause I ain’t got no relatives or nothing.” This also shows how
desperate he is to create new bonds as he has no family, no connections and therefore no one
to look after him when he cannot work anymore.
Steinbeck uses Candy to show how old people in the American society are of no use and can
easily be disposed of .

Crooks
Crooks is the only black man on the ranch . He receives a lot of racism and discrimination
because of his skin color.
He is bitter because he has been hurt by so many people before ; This is why he takes pleasure
in mentally hurting Lennie. “Crooks’ face lighted with pleasure at the torture.” He may seem
like a bad person at this point but may be seen to have a reason for this when he talks about
the racism he has experienced.
He is isolated against; He lives in ‘a little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn.’ alone while
all the other men lived in the bunkhouse, therefore he is also lonely.
Steinbeck uses Crooks to show what racism was like in the 1930’s.

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