Scenes in Part 4

In part four of the book I noticed some similarities within the characters feelings and how Curley's wife opened up about why she flirts with all the men on the Ranch. On page 76 Curley's wife came up to the door and said, "Any you boys seen Curley?", while on page 77 as she was explaining where the guys went she said, "They left all the weak ones here... think i dont know where they all went... even Curley... I know where they all went." I find it really interesting that at first when she came up to the guys she asked where Curley was but then she said that she knew where Curley and the guys were. This further shows that Curley's wife keeps up with Curley but she's tired of sitting in the house all day hearing how, " Curley's gonna lead with his left twict, and then bring in the ol' right cross." So she goes out and flirts with all the guys on the ranch because she wants to talk and draw some attention to herself and the guys are the only people who will listen and pay attention to her.  I think Crooks also feels that he is lonely because he no one to talk to and he sits in his bunk all day by himself. He is separated from the other guys and, " Kept his distance and demanded that other people keep theirs." Crooks didn’t really communicate with the other guys because he is a different race than any other person on the ranch and he feels that he and the others should be separate because of racism strongly occurring at the time. The other guys didn’t talk to him either until most of them went into town and Lennie, Candy, and Curley's wife came into Crook's bunk.

I also perceived the way Candy and Crooks view Curley's wife virsus how Lennie looks at her. After she finished talking about how she knew were Curley and the guys went Lennie as usual, " Watched her fascinated." Lennie was still amazed by her beauty when ever he saw her speak or do anything rather. "Candy and Crooks were scowling down away from her eyes." Candy said to Curley's wife, " Then if you know, why you want to ast us  where Curley is at? I think Candy noticed that she was flirting just a little and really had no business in there. Curley didn't want to feed into her because like George he felt that she was trouble. Actually Crooks, Candy and George all thinks she is trouble and, " Got no call foolin' aroun' with other guys, causin' trouble." Towards the end of the chapter Curley's wife got a little hostile with Crooks. It all started off when Crook said, " Now you jus' get out, an' get out quick  . If you don't, I'm gonna ast the boss not to ever let you let you come in the barn anymore." Crooks had enough and he didn't like what she was saying let alone her presence in the room. When Crooks said that she became upset and said, "Listen n*****, you know what I can do to you if you open your trap?"(80) Crooks pressed himself against the wall and said, " Yes ma'am."(80) Curley's wife then said, " Well you keep your place then n*****. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it anit even funny." Crooks tonelessly said, " Yes ma'am."(81) I think that what she said to Crooks was a little mean because for one she's in his room where she shouldn't be and Crooks was tired of listening to her. I think that Curley's wife made it seem like she had some type of power over him and that if he was to do something she didn't like she would make sure that he was either killed or fired from the ranch. I also think that Crooks understands his position within Curley's wife because she's a white female and he's a black male and back then racism was still at its prime and a person like Crooks would be in a lot of trouble guilty or innocent for being accused of messing with a person/women like Curley's wife.

I also think that George and Crooks feel the same way in regards to the American Dream. George isn't really a dreamer because times are so hard that he can no longer focus on a dream. George has to figure out how to make a living in reality. Although he has slipped once or twice thinking about the ranch they could live on, the foods they could harvest, and the animals they could raise with the money they save up. Crooks has been on the ranch a long time and has heard of guys like Lennie, George, and Candy wanting to live out a dream, but they just don't make it." You guys is just kiddin'  yourself. You'll talk about it a h*** of a lot , but you won't get no land. You'll be a swamper here till they take you out in a box. H***, I seen too many guys. Lennie here'll quit an' be on the road in two, three weeks." Seems like ever' guy got land in his head."(75) This shows that Crooks doesn't believe that the men who come on the ranch and work for a while to pursue a dream can actually accomplish that. He's always seen men come and go. I also think that Crooks may have gone through some things in the past that has prevented him from a dream he may have had so he stopped believing it could betide. On the other hand Lennie and Candy feel that this dream could transpire. Candy says angrily, " You God d*** right were going to do it."(75/76) Lennie as always was thinking about tending the rabbits like he'd been promised he would. Candy and Lennie were assured that they were going to have that land. Together, Lennie, Candy, and George were going to live the American Dream.