Chapter 4 Notes

Chapter Note - Taking Criteria

Summary: Crooks, a negro stable buck sees Lennie come into his bunkhouse to see his pups and doesn't want Lennie to come because the other people don't let him come in Lennie's and George's bunkhouse because he's black.  Then he realizes Lennie alone, because the other boys went to town and tells Lennie that he can stay for the duration but not to tell him.  Crooks tortures Lennie in talking to  him from his perspective about being black/lonely and scares Lennie by telling Lennie that suppose George didn't comeback and then what would he do lonely.  Lennie is used to George and wants company and is depended on George and so he is furious and frustrated and doesn't want to think negative of what's going to happen to George.  After having a decent discussion with Lennie, Crooks sees Candy supposedly out where the horses were and invites him, because he already invited Lennie.  When Candy and Lennie talk about their dreams of tending rabbits and having land, etc.  Curley's wife later comes in to the room to see where Curley was and Candy says his hand was got caught in a machine and Curley thinks what idiots they are.  Then Candy frustrated, starts stirring up a talk on Curley's wife saying he's mad and that he's irritated and that he has a better place to stay then work in this dumb place.  Curley's wife says, "Baloney" (pg.78&79).  Then she starts to mess with Lennie but Candy stops her and then Crooks says he has enough and tries to talk smart at Curley's wife into getting out of his room but is hopeless when Curley's wife tells that she could do many things to him.  Then Candy persuaded Curley's wife into getting out because all the guys and Curley would come back and we would tell Curley that you were here or he would see you if you are not fast enough.  Then George calls Lennie and Lennie & Candy both start leaving, and George tells Lennie why are you in Crook's room and Crook said that he told them, but he thought Lennie was a nice fella.

Question:  When-1930's
                  Where-In Curley's Ranch (Crook's room)

1.  If Curley's wife knew that Lennie bust Curley's hand then why did she ask? Was it to be smart or getting to know how it happened? (pg.81) 

2. When Candy tells Crooks that George is working on the ranch, Crook is surprised and can't doubt about that too much. Why? (pg.76)

3. I wonder if Crooks finds himself alike to Lennie, because he and Lennie are both powerless in society?

Same character's from Chapter 1, 2 and 3

Prediction: I can predict that since Lennie told Crooks about tending the rabbits and land dream he will probably tell it to Curley or Curley's wife when one of them get's upon him because he forgets what George tells about not to tell about their grateful dreams and will blab it out to one of them or maybe even both. I believe also Crook will probably join in on the plan of the dream give the money from his side because I think he believes that George can make it happen and that no longer does he have to work in "Curley's Ranch."  He is also black so he thinks he wouldn't probably get much advantage here and that if he goes with George, Candy, and Lennie he would be better off.