Slim Flashcards
His kindness and gentleness function as a counterpoint to the violence and fear operating in society.
“His tone was friendly”
His respectful treatment to Crooks is the antithesis of the inherent racism and racial segregation of American society at the time; it perhaps foreshadows the Civil Rights movement.
“Oh! Hello Crooks”
His respectful treatment of Curley’s Wife highlights how, in contrast, women are not treated as equal citizens in American society, but should be- perhaps foreshadowing the Feminist movement.
“good lookin’”
His humility and fairness are used by Steinbeck to criticise the attitude of those in positions of power.
“He invited confidence without demanding it”
Steinbeck uses a religious semantic field to present Slim- he is a priest-like ‘father-confessor’ for the men and they look up to him as an almost God-like figure.
“delicate in their action as those of a temple dancer”
