Similarities Between John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Based off what the reader knows about Crooks from chapter four, the reader can infer that he would be the kind of person to join the NAACP. The reason for this is because he believes that African Americans do not receive the same things that whites do. In the text it states, “‘ This is just a nigger talkin’, an’ a busted-black nigger, So it don’t mean nothing, see? [...] It don't make no difference, no difference’” (Steinbeck 71). This shows that Crooks thinks that it makes no difference if you are black or white, even though he is an African American and he is disabled it shouldn’t mean that anything is different. In the article about African American rights it talks about how people during the Great Depression didn’t care what the jobs

The reason for this is because now, African Americans are about just as equal as any white, so if a white was disabled they could still hold a job, this means that if a black is disabled they could still be able to hold a job. According to an article on African American rights, “For the first time since Reconstruction, the federal government actively supported blacks and made a concerted effort to incorporate them into the mainstream of American life” (Wormser). This shows that now blacks are incorporated into mainstream American life so there are more opportunities for people such as Crooks. In the text Crooks always wants to work and help out. In the text it is stated, “‘ … If you… guys would want a hand to work for nothing- just his keep, why I’d come an’ lend a hand’” (Steinbeck 76). This quote shows that Crooks has the drive to work hard even if it has no reward, so if blacks are just as equal as whites he should have no problem holding a job if he was a real person. Also the way that he was treated indirectly shaped him into the way that he is; a hardworking man. All in all, this shows that Crooks would have been able to hold a job even after his