In What Ways Does Steinbeck Present Crook's Bunk In The Novella?

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‘How does Steinbeck present Crook’s bunk in the Novella?’

Crook’s bunk represents his character. Item in his bunk reflects past,but also his status in the rank and society.

Crook’s bunk is not with the other men in the ran, but a ‘little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn’. He does not even have his own area its just an add on to the barn. “His bunk in the harness room” this shows that he sleeps where he works there is not that separation the other men get for their work. there is no distinction between living and working for Crook. His only role in the ranch is to provided a service for someone else, that his only place in society. The location of the bunk also means that his work never leaves him, he starts and ends the day in …show more content…
“A long box filled with straw, on which is blankets were flung” is how Stienbeck describes his bunk. The fact that Crooks does not even have a mattress like the other men shows how low he was seen in the ranch. The box is filled with straw which is the waste product after a good harvest, and horses use it for bedding, and Crooks is using the same bedding. Crook’s is also treated like a waste product in the ranch, he is not valued This is another aspect which links Crook’s to the horses. His “Blankets were flung” much like his thoughts and idea of leaving the ranch. The shape of the box can been seen as a coffin a, which reflects how dead he is in society. Crooks is very socially dead during this period of time and the box shaped bed only reenforces that. The coffin shape also represents how dead he is inside and how his hope of leaving the ranch are crushed. He seems to have accepted the fact he will never leave the ranch, which could be linked with how is is more educated than the other men, who still dream of have the ‘American Dream”. But Crook’s is also socially aware that he does not have the same rights or opportunities as the other men on the ranch, because of his skin colour and being
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