Crooks Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
Crooks Themes
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Mistreated
Powerless
Isolated
Aloof
Intelligent
Pessimistic + Realistic
2
Q
Mistreated
A
He gave the stable buck hell
Stable Buck, N Word, Crooks
Got a crooked back
Box filled with Straw
3
Q
Powerless
A
Chain
Harness room
Toneless
I could Get you strung up on a tree so fast it ain’t funny
4
Q
Isolated
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A little Shed
A guy get too lonely and gets sick
5
Q
Aloof
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S’pose George don’t come back
“You’ve got no right to come to my room”
6
Q
Intellegent
A
“Gold-Rimmed Spectacles”
“Mauled Copy of 1905 California Civil Code + Tattered Dictionary”
7
Q
Pessimistic + Realistic
A
“Yellow Light”
“Jus’ Fooling”
“Nobody gets to heaven and nobody gets no land”
8
Q
Context
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Racism - Segregation
Jim Crow Laws
15th Amendment
Equal - Not the same
California Civil Code
