When we think of loneliness, the first thought that comes to mind is actually being alone with no one around you. Yet when Crooks is put into the picture with the thought of being alone, he is not classified as being alone when it comes to people being around him, rather he is solo when it comes to his race and the difference when it comes to the entitlement of doing things. Because of Crooks’s skintone, he is classified as just a stable buck and nothing more. As the stable buck, not many workers on the ranch show interest or sympathy for him other than just one or two. On page 75, Crooks talks about one of the only workers that comes into his room other than the boss. “Guys don’t come into a colored man’s room very much. Nobody been here but Slim. Slim an’ the boss.”. The quote reveals just as what is similarly said above. It’s not likely to see a guy talking to a colored man like Crooks because of the time period back then. Slim is seen as the only worker who really pays attention to him along with all of the other guys on the ranch. …show more content…
For he is seen in some way as isolated. The isolation that is has to do with Crooks is similar in a way to loneliness, but also different. Other characters in the story aim to put down others who are seen as a liability to them. Characters like that include mostly Curley’s wife. “You know what I can do to you if you open your trap?” (80) and “I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny.” (81) are things that Curley’s wife says to Crooks in a threatening way seeing that Crooks is a black stable buck and is considered a minority to her. Possibly because he is viewed in her eyes as an easy target to say rude things to which follows her not having to worry about getting in trouble for what is