Do Crooks Thoughts in This Passage?

Crooks's thoughts in the passage above from Of Mice and Menreflect the ideas of all the novelette's outcasts. Just like George, Candy, and Curley's Wife, Crooks longs for human companionship; he simply wants another person to acknowledge his existence. Likewise, George thinks that he and Lennie are different...

What does crooks believe in?

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Crooks believes that George and Lennie's plan to have a small farm is just a pipe dream because he has seen "hundreds of men" come through with the same hopes and never have the dreams been fulfilled, nor have any others, for that matter.

How does crooks feel in Chapter 4?

At the end of Chapter 4, Crooks is a totally defeated man. He has had to give in to Curley's wife and he feels the fact that he is completely powerless. You can see this symbolized in the fact that he starts putting liniment on his back (his disability) after she leaves.