How Does Steinbeck Present the Character of Slim and What Role Does He Play in the Novel?
How does Steinbeck present the character of slim and what role does he play in the novel?
During the novel Slim is respected and trusted by his fellow ranch workers and even has Curley following his orders. Slim advises George and becomes George’s confidant. As he acts as George’s confidant he subsequently becomes the moral arbiter of the play, he is the main character who can recognize things from right and wrong. Slim is a special character because he speaks to everyone from Crooks to Candy and even Curley's wife. In the novel the idea of hierarchy is important, as Slim is trusted by the whole ranch he is the one who is at the top, this is shown in the novel with his authority. However during the play he is the character who represents the noble ranch worker. Slim represents a sympathetic influence in the otherwise hostile nature of everyday life on the ranch.
When the reader first meets Slim in the novel he is presented as being high in the hierarchy in the novel. Slim is presented as a respectable man which is why the other ranch workers trust him, this consequently leads him to becoming the man who George can confide in about Lennie, as Slim realizes that Lennie has the mentality of a child. This shows how Slim is presented as a man who is very wise which leads people to trusting him. This is shown when it says, “his tone was friendly. It invited confidence without demanding it.” This illustrates how people can trust because of Slim’s gentle nature. The ranch workers are shown in to respect because of the hierarchy and because he is the noble ranch worker when it says, “they precede him.” This shows his authority within the ranch as they respect him and because of his position in the hierarchy of the ranch.
As Slim is part of the hierarchy of the ranch he described as when moving “with a majesty only achieved by royalty.” This is shown to emphasize his position within the ranch hierarchy and this presents the idea that he is like the prince of the
During the novel Slim is respected and trusted by his fellow ranch workers and even has Curley following his orders. Slim advises George and becomes George’s confidant. As he acts as George’s confidant he subsequently becomes the moral arbiter of the play, he is the main character who can recognize things from right and wrong. Slim is a special character because he speaks to everyone from Crooks to Candy and even Curley's wife. In the novel the idea of hierarchy is important, as Slim is trusted by the whole ranch he is the one who is at the top, this is shown in the novel with his authority. However during the play he is the character who represents the noble ranch worker. Slim represents a sympathetic influence in the otherwise hostile nature of everyday life on the ranch.
When the reader first meets Slim in the novel he is presented as being high in the hierarchy in the novel. Slim is presented as a respectable man which is why the other ranch workers trust him, this consequently leads him to becoming the man who George can confide in about Lennie, as Slim realizes that Lennie has the mentality of a child. This shows how Slim is presented as a man who is very wise which leads people to trusting him. This is shown when it says, “his tone was friendly. It invited confidence without demanding it.” This illustrates how people can trust because of Slim’s gentle nature. The ranch workers are shown in to respect because of the hierarchy and because he is the noble ranch worker when it says, “they precede him.” This shows his authority within the ranch as they respect him and because of his position in the hierarchy of the ranch.
As Slim is part of the hierarchy of the ranch he described as when moving “with a majesty only achieved by royalty.” This is shown to emphasize his position within the ranch hierarchy and this presents the idea that he is like the prince of the