Of Mice and Men: Chapter 4 Lyrics FOUR Crooks, the Negro stable buck, had his bunk in the harness room; a little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn.. Crooks' room is located off the stables. He has his own quarters away from the bunkhouse because he is black. He is not allowed to bunk with the other men.
How does Crooks experience racism on the ranch in Of Mice and Men? Crooks is the only black worker on the ranch. He suffers from racial discrimination and is forced to live in a segregated room.. Crooks lives in the "little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn" (73) While Crooks is belittled and ordered around in the ranch at large, in his bunk he is sovereign; none of the other workers impede upon his living space.