In this chapter, the main setting for the story and all the characters are introduced. George and Lennie get to the ranch and get their beds at the bunk house, where a few of the ranch workers sleep. There, they meet all the main characters in the story.
Candy - An old man with one hand and an old dog.
Slim - The main worker on the ranch. He has a leader-like role on the ranch, and everyone looks up to him.
The Boss - The man who owns the ranch.
Curley - The boss' son, he's a total punk and likes to pick fights.
Curley's Wife - A young lady, but a total flirt. No one talks to her because it may start trouble with her husband and cost them their much needed jobs.
Carlson - A somewhat big guy. He owns a gun and hates Candy's old dog.
Crooks - The stable worker at the ranch. He's he only black man on the ranch, and lives alone in his own quarters away from everyone else. He has a damaged back.
This part of the story is probably where the two men feel the least lonely. They were introduced to a new group of people, and are able to associate with the rest of the workers. Also, since they're new the other workers would be interested in getting to know them more.
The only person the men didn't talk to was the stable buck, Crooks. He is the black man living alone by the barn. Because Crooks is black, the men want nothing to do with him. Sometimes the ranch workers allowed him to play horseshoes with them, but other than that he was segregated from the group. This is a realistic situation for the author to depict because in the 1930s, racism still lingered among society. Some blacks were still social outcasts, and especially during the depression, they were most likely pushed aside for the sake of other men being able to get jobs. So poor old Crooks, is definitely the loneliest character in the story.
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