How does Crooks live in Of Mice and Men?

Crooks is a subject of 'racism', which was common in that part of the world in those days. The other men don't intend to deliberately insult him, but he has to sleep in his own room, separated from the other man in the bunk-house. The others treat him as 'different' and consequently he finds himself isolated and lonely.

However, he takes a certain delight in his privacy. He is intelligent, and is a nice, sensible and fair man. And, whilst very knowledgeable of his legal 'rights', he just appears, rightly or wrongly, to accept this current 'fate'.

However, in the narrative, we see that he takes great pleasure in inviting into his room Lennie, and soon afterwards another man, Candy, an old ranch hand.

Although they enjoy some conversation together, when some external trouble starts brewing, Crooks advises the men to go, saying "I ain't sure I want you in here no more. A colored man got to have some rights even if he don't like 'em.'

Crooks doesn't seem to be a vengeful person. In fact, he was more permanent at the ranch than the other men, and had also accumulated a lot of personal possessions. Consequently, in the original story, it does appear that Crooks ever 'got his own back on the other men', nor did he ever seem to feel the need to.