Of Mice and Men Group

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popcorn
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High School - 10th Grade

When we see crooks, what is he doing to his back?

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Posted by popcorn on Saturday October 13, 2007 at 6:13 PM and tagged with of mice and men, theme.

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  1. clane Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

    Crooks is rubbing salve on his back. He earned the nickname Crooks because a horse kicked him and now he is permanently crooked- hence "Crooks". This seems like a fairly unimportant event in the story, but in fact it is this injury that binds Lennie and Crooks because they both have deficiencies. In a way Crooks' injury comforts Lennie and George because they don't feel like such outsiders at this job, in fact they both think this is a place that they can stay for a while, hopefully long enough to build their stake for their ranch. 

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    Posted by clane on Saturday October 13, 2007 at 6:47 PM