Hi,
Th doc below is particularly useful in showing the ways in which Steinbeck presents Crooks.
Note the similarities with Curley's Wife in that he lives his life under 'layers of protection' - perhaps they all do.
Another key quote is the one about his deep set eyes that 'glittered with intensity'. This represents the light, the hope, the dream that lays buried deep inside of him. However, this innocent dream of the past has been damaged by bitter experience. Now he is sullen and cynical; he knows he has to keep people at arm's length to protect himself.
In this chapter, Steinbeck makes him physically grow - but then shrink again as a result of Curley's Wife's attack. In the end, the circular structure (not that again!) of the chapter shows he's going nowhere.
Anyway, here's the doc:
Th doc below is particularly useful in showing the ways in which Steinbeck presents Crooks.
Note the similarities with Curley's Wife in that he lives his life under 'layers of protection' - perhaps they all do.
Another key quote is the one about his deep set eyes that 'glittered with intensity'. This represents the light, the hope, the dream that lays buried deep inside of him. However, this innocent dream of the past has been damaged by bitter experience. Now he is sullen and cynical; he knows he has to keep people at arm's length to protect himself.
In this chapter, Steinbeck makes him physically grow - but then shrink again as a result of Curley's Wife's attack. In the end, the circular structure (not that again!) of the chapter shows he's going nowhere.
Anyway, here's the doc:
Mr M
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