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"If I say something, why it's just a nigger sayin 'it." (70)

This describes how Crooks feels lonely by knowing no one listens him or cares about what he is saying.

"... You got george. you know he is goin' to back... A guy needs somebody-to be near him." He whined, "A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody... I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick." (72)

This is Crooks describing how he feels being so alone. How he is tired of being alone. He also agrees with George by saying a guy goes nuts is he doesn't have nobody.

"CROOKS, THE NEGRO stable buck, had his bunk in the harness room..."

This is the author describing the character.

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Another book I relate this story to is "Counting Stars", by Lois Lowry. This book is about a jewish family who has to migrate and suffers a lot during the second world war. I relate it to OMAM because both stories talk about racism and loneliness. "Counting stars" is about loneliness because the main chracter goes through a lot  having to be brave even though she is very young. She is very proactive thanks to her ability of being independent throughout a very hard time where she loses many loved ones.

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"I get lonely" she said. "You can talk to people, but I can't talk to nobody Curley. Else he gets mad. How'd you like not to talk to anybody?" (86)

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"We don't have to sit into bar blowin' in our jack jus' because we got no where else to go" (14).

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I'm fortunate enough to relate loneliness by connecting experiences where I'm with a lot of people and has affecting me in a positive way.
I have a big family, which means I have to share but it also means that I get a lot of love and affection. Giving and receiving gives you many values and teaches to be a better person.

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The actor, heath Lesger who has played as the "Joker" before shooting the movie lockedhimself in a hotel room, having no contact with people for four weeks. The reason for this was so that he could get into the crazy character he had to play. After a month Ledger eventually did some crazy things, one of the main causes being that he had no contact with people.

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"Lennie broke in. "But not us! An' why...Because I got you to look after me and you got me to look after you" (14).

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Being surrounded by people and knowing how to act and react with people is important because.loneliness changes people in a negative way, people tend to become mean and selfish.