Initially, Crooks ridicules Candy, , and 's
dream of owning an estate and living off the land. He tells Candy that they are just kidding
themselves and that he will be a swamper on the ranch until the day he dies. Crooks also
comments that Lennie will leave the ranch in two or three weeks and they will never attain their
dreams. To Crooks, they are no different than every other worker with "land in his
head."
Candy then surprises Crooks by telling him that they already have
enough money saved up to purchase an estate of their own. Candy also mentions that George has a
place picked out and they are prepared to buy it when the time is right.
After Candy assures Crooks that they have the money and found a perfect house, Crooks's
attitude dramatically changes as he begins to dream about living on the estate alongside the
guys. Similar to Candy's initial reaction to George and Lennie's dream, Crooks imagines himself
enjoying a peaceful, stable life and desires to join them. Crooks then tells Candy,
If you ... guys would want a hand to work for nothingjust his keep,
why I'd come an' lend a hand. I ain't so crippled I can't work like a son-of-a-bitch if I want
to. (Steinbeck, 38.
Initially, Crooks thinks that Candy,
George, and Lennie were simply fantasizing about an impossible dream, but he experiences a
change of heart after learning that they have enough money set aside to purchase an estate.
Crooks reveals his changed mindset by requesting to live alongside the men and help around the
house before he is interrupted by Curley's wife.
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