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Crooks want to talk to people but doesn't show it cause he doesn't trust people. He shows this on page," Crook scowled, but Lennies disarming smile defeated him."come one in and set a whie," Crooks said. "Long as you won't get out and leave me alone, you might as well sit down." His tone was a little more friendly."

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He rubs liniment because his back is old. It say that on page 67,"Crooks sat on his bunk. His shirt was out of his jeans in back. In one hand he held a bottle of liniment, and with the other rubbed on his spine."

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Crooks was told that he could be hung cause he is black by Curleys wife. He faced a lot of racism. This on page 81," Crooks stand hopelessly at her, and then he sat down on his bunk and drew into himself. She closed on him."You know what I could do?" Crooks seemed to grow smaller, and he pressed himself against the wall." Yes,Ma'am.""well,you keep your place then, N*****. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ani't even funny."

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He was offended by what Curely's wife said. She said,"For a moment she stood over him as though waiting for him to move so that she could whip at him again;but Crooks sat perfectly still, his eyes averted, every thing that might be hurt drawn in." This is on 81

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Crooks is a sad and lonely but he doesn't show it. On page 68 he says," Cause im black. They play cards in there, but I can't play because I'm black. They say I stink. Well, I tell all of you stink to me."

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Crooks is a black stable buck with crooked back. That's why is name is Crook. On page 67 it says,"His body was bent over to the left by his crooked spine, and his eyes lay deep in head, and because of their depth seemed to glitter with intensity."