ALIENATION AND DISCRIMINATION
Crooks
Crooks is the main person who is discriminated against. This is due to the fact that he's black. Nobody listens to anything he says, "If I say anythin', it's just a nigger sayin' it." Another reason he's not as accepted is because he's got a crooked spine, so he works in the stable, away from the other workers.
Crooks likes his privacy. He's not welcome and doesn't intrude on the other workers, and he expects the same rights. Slim's usually the only person who visits him, until Lennie comes into his room. This is when Crooks first hears about the dre…
