Crooks: Part 4

In Part 4, I learned quite a bit about Crooks. Even though he is an African American, "...being a stable buck and a cripple, he was more permanent than the other men"(page 67). I think this means that he is very good at his job and he is trusted by the boss. Also I think that Crooks is going to stay longer at the ranch because he has so much experience with his job. Because Crooks has been at the ranch a long time, "... he had accumulated more possessions than he could carry on his back"(page 67). He was proud of all of his possessions, especially his books. I think he reads books to keep himself occupied because he is a lonely person. He does not have anyone to share anything with. When Lennie comes in, Crooks talks to him about his life. When he was talking Lennie, he was on guard, but deep inside I think he was grateful to be talking to someone. While he was talking to Lennie, he said "A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you"(page 72). I think this clearly shows that Crooks does not like to alone and that he is sick of it. Just as the quote said, he needs someone to talk to and get his feelings out. He tells Lennie, and even though he wasn't listening, Crooks keeps talking just so he spill his heart out. He wants to talk to other people, but since he is an African American, he knows it won't just happen.