The Character Of Slim In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men
Why is Slim at the top of the bunkhouse hierarchy?
After reading the second chapter Of Mice and Men, Slim is noticed as a man who is thoughtful, a hard worker, and a really good fellow. Throughout these two chapters the reader notices that Slim is not like the other guys. The other guys are not nice to anyone and they do not care about anyone but themselves. Slim is different. He cares for his fellow worker which makes him the “one in a million” fellow in the bunkhouse. Slim is seen by others as being at the top.
First of all, Slim is thoughtful to everyone he meets. He makes everyone feel comfortable by greeting all who came to the farm. “It’s brighter’n a bitch outside,” he said gently. “Can’t hardly see nothing in here. You the …show more content…
He will be willing to do anything for anyone and he will be willing to help anyone when they need it.. “Meant to ask you, Slim— how’s your bitch? I seen she wasn’t under your wagon this morning. “She slang her pups last night,” said Slim. “Nine of ‘em. I drowned four on ‘em right off. She couldn’t feed that many.” “Got five left, huh?” “Yeah, five. I kept the biggest.” “What kinda dogs you think they’re gonna be?” “I dunno,” said Slim. “Some kinda shepherds, I guess. That’s the most kind I seen around here when she was in heat.” Carlson went on, “Got five pups, huh. Gonna keep all of ‘em?” “I dunno. Have to keep ‘em a while so they can drink Lulu’s milk.” Carlson said thoughtfully, “Well, looka here, Slim. I been thinkin’. That dog of Candy’s is so God damn old he can’t hardly walk. Stinks like hell, too. Ever’ time he comes into the bunk house I can smell him for two, three days. Why’n’t you get Candy to shoot his old dog and give him one of the pups to raise up? I can smell that dog a mile away. Got no teeth, damn near blind, can’t eat. Candy feeds him milk. He can’t chew nothing else.” You can tell that Slim is thinking about giving on of his pups to Candy because his dog is so old that it will die soon and Slim doesn’t want Candy to feel depressed when the dog does
After reading the second chapter Of Mice and Men, Slim is noticed as a man who is thoughtful, a hard worker, and a really good fellow. Throughout these two chapters the reader notices that Slim is not like the other guys. The other guys are not nice to anyone and they do not care about anyone but themselves. Slim is different. He cares for his fellow worker which makes him the “one in a million” fellow in the bunkhouse. Slim is seen by others as being at the top.
First of all, Slim is thoughtful to everyone he meets. He makes everyone feel comfortable by greeting all who came to the farm. “It’s brighter’n a bitch outside,” he said gently. “Can’t hardly see nothing in here. You the …show more content…
He will be willing to do anything for anyone and he will be willing to help anyone when they need it.. “Meant to ask you, Slim— how’s your bitch? I seen she wasn’t under your wagon this morning. “She slang her pups last night,” said Slim. “Nine of ‘em. I drowned four on ‘em right off. She couldn’t feed that many.” “Got five left, huh?” “Yeah, five. I kept the biggest.” “What kinda dogs you think they’re gonna be?” “I dunno,” said Slim. “Some kinda shepherds, I guess. That’s the most kind I seen around here when she was in heat.” Carlson went on, “Got five pups, huh. Gonna keep all of ‘em?” “I dunno. Have to keep ‘em a while so they can drink Lulu’s milk.” Carlson said thoughtfully, “Well, looka here, Slim. I been thinkin’. That dog of Candy’s is so God damn old he can’t hardly walk. Stinks like hell, too. Ever’ time he comes into the bunk house I can smell him for two, three days. Why’n’t you get Candy to shoot his old dog and give him one of the pups to raise up? I can smell that dog a mile away. Got no teeth, damn near blind, can’t eat. Candy feeds him milk. He can’t chew nothing else.” You can tell that Slim is thinking about giving on of his pups to Candy because his dog is so old that it will die soon and Slim doesn’t want Candy to feel depressed when the dog does