I came back from town and was surprised about two
things. One was that Lennie and old Candy were in a black man’s room. His name
is Crooks and he is the stable boy. He has his bunk in the stables themselves.
We call him Crooks because he has a crooked back. I don’t like the fact that Lennie
and old Candy were in Crooks’ room because he is not allowed in the bunkhouse
and likewise we shouldn’t stay in his bunk. Blacks and whites don’t mix
together. I wonder what made Lennie think that he had the right to go in there
behind my back. Old Candy I am not worried about but he should know better
because he is way past grown to know it.
The
second reason is that Lennie and old Candy told Crooks about the house we were
going to have in the future. I would not be surprised of how jealous he would
be about that idea. The next thing that I expect, he will ask if he could live
with us. I think that we have enough people living with us in total. If he were
to live with us, we would stay on the ranch more to get more money working. On
the other hand, if he is willing to help us, he could help, but he could not
live with us. Like I said, blacks and whites are not meant to mix. I am sure that
some person might change how people will live in the future but for now, Crooks
will have to wait.
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