Hello. You have not shown the situation to which this question refers, which makes it impossible for it to be answered. However, I will try to help you in the best possible way.
Randy and Ponnyboy are characters from the book "The Outsiders" that tells the story of how boys from a city get involved in situations of high rivalry and violence between street gangs.
Among these two boys, we can mention Randy and Ponnyboy who are members of different gangs and have high rivalry. Although you did not present the situation to which the question refers, we can consider that in a capitalist and intolerant society, as it is in America where the book takes place, Randy has more to lose, because even though his father is a madman, he still has some financial support, which Ponnyboy does not. This financial support, allows Randy to have access to money, which can supply all his needs. Ponnyboy has nothing to lose but his brothers, but Randy has a lot of valuable things that, if lost, will greatly damage his life.
Answer: Crooks is so named because of a crooked back caused by a kick from a horse. Crooks is the stable hand who takes care of the horses and lives by himself because he is the only black man on the ranch. Along with Candy, Crooks is a character used by Steinbeck to show the effects of discrimination. This time the discrimination is based on race, and Crooks is not allowed in the bunkhouse with the white ranch hands. He has his own place in the barn with the ranch animals.
I think it infer that they believe that fate is something that is inevitable.
So rather than fighting to escape something that inevitable, they rather prepare themselves to accept it
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