Crooks ALL Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
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Loneliness crooks
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- “I tell ya, I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an’ he gets sick”
- “A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody”
- “Long as you wont get out and leave me alone you may as well set down”
- Books ain’t no good. A guy needs somebody—to be near him
2
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Racial prejudice crooks
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- “Well, you keep your place then, nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny”
- “had his bunk in the harness room”
- “Cause I’m black” - Crooks
- “If I say something, why it’s just a n*** sayin’ it.”
- “This is just a n* talkin’, an’ a busted-back n***. So it don’t mean nothing, see?”
3
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Dreams/sense of belonging crooks
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- “I was born right here in southern California”
- “The white kids come to play at our place”
- “I wouldn’t want to go no place like that”
- “If you … guys would want a hand to work for nothing—just his keep, why I’d come an’ lend a hand”
4
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Skepticsm of the american dream? Crooks
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- “Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land.”
- “I seen hundreds of men come by on the road… every damn one of ’em’s got a little piece of land in his head.”
5
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Analyse: “I was born right here in southern California”
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- Reflects on the roots of Crooks’ cultural identity; he is just as Californian as anyone else.
- Crooks is providing himself with a sense of belonging because society pushes him away.
6
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Analyse:”Cause I’m black”
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- Blunt response from crooks without hesitation.
- Highlights how society has taught him that the one and only reason for him being unwanted is because of his skin colour.
7
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Analyse: “You got no right to come in my room”
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- The societal animosity directed towards crooks because of his skin colour has resulted in him adopting a reciprocal antagonism.
- He has developed this defensive hostility to protect himself.
8
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Analyse: “The white kids come to play at our place”
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- “Kids” underlines how racism is taught.
- The children are too young to understand that they shouldn’t respect black people.
