Lennie, the companion of George, has mental disabilities. He thinks, and acts, as a child, which turns people away from being his friend. It …show more content…
Crooks is the only African-American on the facility, calling for a lot of unwanted racial tensions between fellow co-workers. First off, Crooks is shunned by the others on the ranch, no one ever talks to him or interacts with him on a regular basis. Racism was a very relevant issue in America, Crooks being a victim of the time period was never able to make friends just for society's interpretation of him. Next, he has to sleep in the barn away from the other workers. This is just inhumane, treating a person as if he were an animal, an infectious disease, just because of traits that he was born with. Thirdly, when talking with some others in his room, he is given a lynch threat by Curley’s wife. Being a woman, Curley’s wife is already looked down upon, so for her to give a threat shows the absolute distaste for African-Americans, even from others who are oppressed. Being a black man is very burdensome, Crooks was treated like an animal, sent into civil isolated, and threatened just for having darker