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Of Mice And Men Slim Quotes

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In “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, Slim is a helpful, trustworthy man who plays an important role. For example, when Lennie and George first meet Slim, Slim is introduced with, “His authority was so great that his word was taken for any subject, be it politics or love”(33). According to this quote, Slim is considered a great advice giver and is very good at solving problems. The quote also shows how smart Slim is being able to solve a problem for any topic. In addition, when Lennie crushes Curley’s hand Slim explains to Lennie that it is not his fault and lies to protect Lennie by stating, “It ain’t your fault, this punk sure had it comin’ to him,” as well as, “I think got your han’ caught in a machine. If you don’t tell nobody what happened,

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