Slim Flashcards
“He’s got a team”
- Slim is a leader
- shows us the different levels of authority among itinerant workers
- his authority means that he gets to decide who deserves justice and who deserves a little leniency
“Godlike eyes”
“Slim’s opinions were law”
- treated as a god of the ranch
- shows that people were honored by his presence and his decisions were conclusive
- other workers showed him a “tremendous amount of respect”
Slim’s role in of mice and men
- he’s present at every crucial juncture in the story and every time Slim helps to make the assessment of do what is merciful or what is right
- Slim thoroughly appreciates George’s difficult position and understands the constant oversight George must exercise in watching/keeping Lennie out of trouble
“Slim’s calm invitation to confidence”
- very calm and collective
- peaceful aura
“I can tell a mean guy from a mile off”
- good at reading character
- shows his influence on other ranch members
“An s’pose they lock him up an’ strap him down and put him in a cage. That ain’t no good, George”
suggests George did the right thing by explaining the awful alternative
“You hadda, George. I swear you hadda.”
- Slim seems to agree with George’s decision about killing Lennie
- his actions are justified by Slim’s lawful verdict
“his word was taken on any subject”
- shows his high position of authority
- presents the trust that the ranch hands have in his opinions
- voice of rationalism
“It was nothing”
-presents his modesty to George after giving Lennie a puppy
“He looks out for his team”
- genuine and caring
- very likeable
“Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other”
-wise words
“i think you got your han’ caught in a machine. If you doin’t tell nobody what happened, we ain’t going to”
- Slim intercedes when Curley gets his hand crushed by Lennie as he thoroughly understands Curley’s fear of ridicule
- so respected and admired that even Curley listens to him
“Candy looked a long time at Slim to find some reversal”
-people tend to see him as the final authority and often look to him for advice
“What’d he do in Weed?”
“He nodded very slowly”
“He ain’t mean”
- George tells Slim about Lennie’s trouble in Weed the first time they meet
- George senses he’s a person of intelligence and empathy in which that he won’t make fun of or take advantage of Lennie
- shows his very understanding character
- good listener
“You wouldn’t tell?…No ‘course you wouldn’”
-instant trust in Slim from the first time they meet
