My Summary
Saturday, Crooks sits on his bunk in the harness room. The African American stable-hand has a crooked back—the source of his nickname—and is described as a “proud, aloof man” who spends much of his time reading. Lennie, who has been in the barn tending to his puppy, appears in the doorway, looking for company. Crooks tells him to go away, saying that if he, as a black man, is not allowed in the white quarters, then white men are not allowed in his. Lennie does not understand. He innocently reports that everyone else has gone into town and that he saw Crooks’s light on and thought he could come in and keep him company. Finally, Crooks yields to Lennie’s “disarming smile” and invites him in.
My Reflection
If I was the author, I wouldn't have included Slim giving Lennie the puppy. I think that something unfortunate will happen.
My Connection
Crooks, Lennie, and even Curley’s wife might have formed an alliance, via the various attributes that society portraits them as—being African-American, being mentally disabled, and being female, respectively—would bring them together. On the ranch, however, they are pitted against one another. Crooks berates Lennie until Lennie threatens to do him physical harm; Crooks accuses Curley’s wife of being a tramp; and she, in turn, threatens to have him lynched.
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