OMAM Blog 4

In part 4 we meet Crooks, the stable buck who is a black man with quite a personality. While reading we read that “Crooks’ face lighted with pleasure in his torture [of Lennie]” – p. 71. At first one may be upset, but Crooks is only hoping to have his own friend when he tortures Lennie with thoughts of life without George. We also must realize he is an outcast on the ranch and it probably causes him joy to see those who reject him suffer. Also he in a way is teaching him that it isn't always a guarantee that he (Lennie) will have a friend by his side.