Crooks is Lonely
“A guy needs somebody - to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody”
Jim Crows Low
“Nobody been here but Slim. Slim and the boss”
Isolated nobody to talk to
He is Protected of Himslef/Mistreated
“They left all the weak ones here”
When he enters the house he understands how to address white people; Social Hierarchy
Vengeful(Against White People)
“Le’s say he wants to come back and can’t. S’pose he gets killed or hurt so he can’t come back”
Annoyed of segregation
“Crooks face lighted with pleasure in his torture”