Of Mice and Men - Slim

Slim is a 'Jerkline Skinner', in control of a team of horses, and is seen as the leading worker in the bunk house

Slim is an ambitious worker on the ranch, he has a problem with gambling but makes up for it with the effort he puts into his work on the ranch

Slim is the bosses right hand man, capable of making descisions for the boss, telling him what to do and what not to do.

'A Proud, Aloof man... His eyes... Seemed to glitter with intensity... He had thin, pain tightened lips.'

A 'Tall, Stoop shouldered old man'

He 'Aint a nice fella'

He is 'Godlike' and 'moved with majesty'

In the Bunkhouse

Out in the field

At old susy's

In the Bosses Office

'His bear like hands were capable of crushing a human skull, yet were precise and delecate'

'Small, Crippled hands, incapable of performing simple tasks like holding a broom'

There was nothing Significant at all about his hands

'Large and lean, were delecate in their action as thoes of a temple dancer'

He orders Lennie to fight back against Curley

Slim gave a Puppy to Lennie

He creates tension in the bunkhouse

He is picked on by Curley, the bosses son

He had a lifetime abition to be a movie star

Slim agrees that Candys dog must be killed

Slim makes Curley promise not to blame Lennie for hurting his hand

He discovers the dead body of Curleys wife in the barn

Slim is the one that checks to see if Curley's wife is dead

Slim comforts George for having killed Lennie