5 Slim Quotes From Of Mice And Men That Will Make Your Relaxed Mind Flutter
He moved with a majesty only achieved by royalty and master craftsman. He was a jerkline skinner, the prince of the ranch, capable of driving ten, sixteen, even twenty mules with a single line to the leaders. He was capable of killing a fly on the wheeler’s butt with a bull whip without touching the mule. There was a gravity in his manner and a quiet so profound that all talk stopped when he spoke, His authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject, be it politics or love. This was Slim, the jerkline skinner. – John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men, Chapter 2. Slim, in his first real appearance to George and Lennie, is described as a man of authority, and having inherent dignity and majesty to him.
His ear heard more than was said to him, and his slow speech had overtones not of thought, but of understanding beyond thought. His hands, large and lean, were as delicate in their action as those of a temple dancer. – John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men, Chapter 2. Describing Slim, the most respected man on the ranch. He listened carefully to people and understood. A man of deep wisdom, he is able to look beyond the obvious, probes deeply into a situation and is an excellent judge of people. Not surprising then that the men look up to him and depend on him for support and guidence.
Slim looked through George and beyond him. “Ain’t many guys travel around together, ” he mused. “I don’t know why. Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.” – John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men, Chapter 2. Slim on the rarity of friendship and how the fear of other people stops people from building friendships with one another. This is why the friendship between George and Lennie is so special.
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“Guy don’t need no sense to be a nice fella. Seems to me sometimes it jus’ works the other way around. Take a real smart guy and he ain’t hardly ever a nice fella.” – John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men, Chapter 3. The wise, insightful and non-judgemental Slim is talking here about Lennie. He is such a “nice fella” he doesn’t see he is being targeted by Curley, whom Slim sees as filled with meanness.
Slim sat in silence for a moment. “Didn’t hurt the girl none, huh?” he asked finally. “Hell no. He just scared her. I’d be scared too, if he grabbed me. But he never hurt her. He jus’ wanted to touch that red dress, like he wants to pet them pups all the time.” “He ain’t mean, ” said Slim. “I can tell a mean guy from a mile off.” – John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men, Chapter 3. George is talking to Slim about Lennie’s trouble in Weed, where the townspeople wanted to lynch him after he touched girl’s dress and she thought he was trying to rape her.
Slim had not moved. His calm eyes followed Lennie out of the door. “Jesus, ” he said. “He’s jes’ like a kid, ain’t he.” “Sure, he’s jes like a kid. There ain’t no more harm in him than a kid neither, except he’s so strong. – John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men, Chapter 3. Slim and George see Lennie as a child.
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“Carl’s right, Candy. That dog ain’t no good to himself. I wisht somebody’d shoot me if I got old an’ a cripple.” – John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men, Chapter 3, Slim to Candy. The men try to convince Candy that it is all right to euthanize his dog. The suggestion is that once you get older and are unable to do physical work you are a burden and no use to anyone, even yourself. The same argument will come up again at the end of the novella when George must kill Lennie.
I think you got your han’ caught in a machine. If you don’t tell nobody what happened, we ain’t going to. But you jus’ tell an’ try to get this guy canned and we’ll tell ever’body, an’ then will you get the laugh. – John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men, Chapter 3. After Lennie crushes Curley’s hand, Slim tells Curley what to do – say the injury was the result of an accident with a machine. If it were discovered that Lennie had injured Curley, Lennie would likely have been fired.
“Couldn’ we maybe bring him in an’ they’ll lock him up? He’s nuts, Slim. He never done this to be mean.” Slim nodded. “We might, ” he said. “If we could keep Curley in, we might, But Curley’s gonna want to shoot ‘im. Curley’s still mad about his hand. An’ s’pose they lock him up an’ strap him down and put him in a cage. That ain’t no good, George.” – John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men, Chapter 5. George is wondering what he should do about Lennie after Curley’s wife’s body is discovered. But Slim understands Lennie’s fate and that there will be no trial or mercy or for Lennie. The kind of mental problems Lennie had were not understood at that time. Slim appears to be encouraging George to carry out a mercy killing of Lennie.
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Slim came directly to George and sat down beside him, sat very close to him. “Never you mind, ” said Slim. “A guy got to sometimes.” – John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men, Chapter 6. Slim on George’s killing of Lennie. Here Slim takes on the role of priest, comforting George after he just killed Lennie, suggesting it was the right thing to do in the circumstances. George kills Lennie to spare him jail or a painful death at the hands of the mob, after Lennie kills Curley’s wife by shaking her so hard her neck breaks.Power in ‘Of Mice & Men’ By Hannah & Joe. Slim Slim, with his God-like eyes whose “ear heard more than was said to him” and whose “slow speech had overtones.
Presentation on theme: Power in ‘Of Mice & Men’ By Hannah & Joe. Slim Slim, with his God-like eyes whose “ear heard more than was said to him” and whose “slow speech had overtones.— Presentation transcript:
2 Slim Slim, with his God-like eyes whose “ear heard more than was said to him” and whose “slow speech had overtones not of thought, but of understanding beyond thought” is the leader on the ranch. He is the man in whom the others place their confidence. Even George opens up to him after he tells George Hope you get on my team. It is Slim who comforts George and offers him forgiveness and comfort after the shooting of Lennie: You hadda George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me”. This shows that Slim is sympathetic to George as he knew that George had to do it for Lennie’s benefit and for everyone else’s as Lennie is trouble but not on purpose.
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3 Slim Slim is also a natural leader because he's wise and judicious: ‘Slim’s word is law’. This gives him a position of authority on the farm but, unlike Curley, he doesn't have to exploit or humiliate others to maintain discipline. He has earnt it through having the respect of the men.
4 George.. George has power in many ways and he is capable of doing many things with this power. George has physical power as he is able to do serious farm work (but not as much as Lennie.). However, because he pulls Lennie’s strings, he is in control of Lennie’s physical power; he can make Lennie do what he wants, as shown in the fight. George is also clever enough to take care of both himself and Lennie in some very difficult situations; like them being able to leave Weed without being caught or worst.
5 George.. George is also emotionally powerful as he is able to withstand the pressures of being connected to someone like Lennie and even to do the most difficult task at the end (shooting Lennie and killing him). George also has power over Lennie as Lennie looks up to George as he isn’t clever enough to think things through as thoroughly as George can and will do whatever he tells him. ‘Sure we are, if you can gather up some dead willow sticks’.
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6 Lennie.. Lennie doesn’t really have much power on the ranch but one sort of power that he does have is physical power. This is shown during the fight scene: ‘The next minute Curley was flopping like a fish on the line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie’s big hand’.
7 Curley.. Curley is the son of the ranch boss. One of Curley’s defining characteristics is that he’s married to a woman he wants to control and can’t. Curley has a lot of power on the ranch because of his father's status on the ranch. Everyone is afraid of him because his father can fire them at any given time for any given reason.
Slim came directly to George and sat down beside him, sat very close to him. “Never you mind, ” said Slim. “A guy got to sometimes.” – John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men, Chapter 6. Slim on George’s killing of Lennie. Here Slim takes on the role of priest, comforting George after he just killed Lennie, suggesting it was the right thing to do in the circumstances. George kills Lennie to spare him jail or a painful death at the hands of the mob, after Lennie kills Curley’s wife by shaking her so hard her neck breaks.Power in ‘Of Mice & Men’ By Hannah & Joe. Slim Slim, with his God-like eyes whose “ear heard more than was said to him” and whose “slow speech had overtones.
Presentation on theme: Power in ‘Of Mice & Men’ By Hannah & Joe. Slim Slim, with his God-like eyes whose “ear heard more than was said to him” and whose “slow speech had overtones.— Presentation transcript:
2 Slim Slim, with his God-like eyes whose “ear heard more than was said to him” and whose “slow speech had overtones not of thought, but of understanding beyond thought” is the leader on the ranch. He is the man in whom the others place their confidence. Even George opens up to him after he tells George Hope you get on my team. It is Slim who comforts George and offers him forgiveness and comfort after the shooting of Lennie: You hadda George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me”. This shows that Slim is sympathetic to George as he knew that George had to do it for Lennie’s benefit and for everyone else’s as Lennie is trouble but not on purpose.
Of Mice And Men Character Profiles And Quote Banks
3 Slim Slim is also a natural leader because he's wise and judicious: ‘Slim’s word is law’. This gives him a position of authority on the farm but, unlike Curley, he doesn't have to exploit or humiliate others to maintain discipline. He has earnt it through having the respect of the men.
4 George.. George has power in many ways and he is capable of doing many things with this power. George has physical power as he is able to do serious farm work (but not as much as Lennie.). However, because he pulls Lennie’s strings, he is in control of Lennie’s physical power; he can make Lennie do what he wants, as shown in the fight. George is also clever enough to take care of both himself and Lennie in some very difficult situations; like them being able to leave Weed without being caught or worst.
5 George.. George is also emotionally powerful as he is able to withstand the pressures of being connected to someone like Lennie and even to do the most difficult task at the end (shooting Lennie and killing him). George also has power over Lennie as Lennie looks up to George as he isn’t clever enough to think things through as thoroughly as George can and will do whatever he tells him. ‘Sure we are, if you can gather up some dead willow sticks’.
Slim Looked Through George And Beyond Him
6 Lennie.. Lennie doesn’t really have much power on the ranch but one sort of power that he does have is physical power. This is shown during the fight scene: ‘The next minute Curley was flopping like a fish on the line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie’s big hand’.
7 Curley.. Curley is the son of the ranch boss. One of Curley’s defining characteristics is that he’s married to a woman he wants to control and can’t. Curley has a lot of power on the ranch because of his father's status on the ranch. Everyone is afraid of him because his father can fire them at any given time for any given reason.
