Of Mice and Men summary
In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, there is a character named Slim. Although, Slim is not a central character, of great importance to the story, the author shows him as a great thinker, "His ear heard more than was said to him and his slow speech had overtones not of thought, but of understanding beyond thought. " Slim is not shown as just a thinker but a man of great authority he is kind to everyone, and lastly understanding. Throughout the novel, it shows Slim having great authority. When George and Lennie first see Slim he is described as, "…There was 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…" On the ranch what Slim says is the final word. For example, when they are debating to kill Candy's dog or not, Slim ends the conversation by saying, "Carl's right, Candy. That dog ain't no good to himself. I wish somebody’s shoot me if I got old an' a cripple. " On the ranch, Slim's opinions are basically law and to think differently would be unusual and wrong.