The one who had it the worst was Crooks, because he was black, unlike George and Lennie, he had no chance to even try to get a new life.  He was stuck as the Stable Buck and could not leave.  Crooks wanted to follow George and Lennie with their plans for the house, but racism got in the way.  When George gets annoyed with Lennie for telling Crooks about their plans, Crooks can tell that he is not wanted.  After hearing this, he becomes bitter again and does not want to talk to anyone.  He feels lonely and has no friends(which is another way he is discriminated in this book).  He is also threatened by Curley's wife, so he is afraid for his life: " 'you know what I can do to you if you open your mouth?  I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain't even funny,' Curley's wife said to Crooks" (Steinbeck 86).  Because of his position in life, Crooks cannot even have a dream that has the slightest possibility of coming true.
             He gets yelled at by the boss every time something is wrong. " 'The boss gives him hell when he's mad. But the stable buck don't give a damn about that,'says Candy " (Steinbeck 32). Crooks also is not allowed in the bunk houses because people say he stinks.
             Candy is a very weak character, both physical and mental. He is weak physically because of his age and the fact that one of his hands is gone. Because of these things that make him a weak character he feels that he can't have his own point of view on things even if he is on the same social level as the ones he is talking with.
             Nearly all characters suffer from loneliness and so there are many scenes that show this. The two that probably show this the most is George and Lennie. They travel together to fight against lonelines, but there are several situations reminding us that they are still lonely. We can call George a lonely man because Lennie always forgets things h
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