Steinbeck presents Slim as a hero in ‘Of Mice and Men.’
Key things to analyse:
Structure: chapters, climax, chronological ordering, flashback, conclusion
Repetition of words or ideas, climax, suspense.
Disjunctive elements: flashback, cliffhanger ending, break in text
Descriptive language: vocabulary choices, use of imagery and the senses)
Setting: time, place, atmosphere
Character: through narrator’s descriptions, use of dialogue, actions
Narration: omniscient narrator, 1st person narration, multiple narrators, use of
persona, autobiography
Punctuation: italics, capitalisation, suspension points
Agree Disagree
Possess a natural authority- other men Despite his skill, he is on the same level as
acknowledged “Slim’s word was law,” and the other workers as he lives in the
“his word was taken on any subject.” bunkhouse and has no say in who works on
Job- leader- “the jerkline skinner” and “the his team: “hope you get on my team”
prince of the ranch.”
He is contrasted with the Boss and Curley
when Candy points out Slim’s height
advantage: “Slim don’t need to wear no
high-heeled boots”
Posessed majesty and dignity, “a majesty Encourages Curley’s wife’s flirtation
only achieved by royalty and master Despite his honour he frequents Susy’s
craftsmen.” place
Skill described hyperbolically, “he was
capable of killing a fly on the wheeler’s but
with a bull whip without touching a mule.”
He has a caring nature when he treats the Candy looks to him to save his dog: “Candy
mule’s injury but is unsentimental about looked a long time at Slim to try to find
the pups, showing his pragmatism: “I would some reversal”, while Carlson asks his
have had to drowned most of ‘em”. Treats opinion and obeys him without question:
Key things to analyse:
Structure: chapters, climax, chronological ordering, flashback, conclusion
Repetition of words or ideas, climax, suspense.
Disjunctive elements: flashback, cliffhanger ending, break in text
Descriptive language: vocabulary choices, use of imagery and the senses)
Setting: time, place, atmosphere
Character: through narrator’s descriptions, use of dialogue, actions
Narration: omniscient narrator, 1st person narration, multiple narrators, use of
persona, autobiography
Punctuation: italics, capitalisation, suspension points
Agree Disagree
Possess a natural authority- other men Despite his skill, he is on the same level as
acknowledged “Slim’s word was law,” and the other workers as he lives in the
“his word was taken on any subject.” bunkhouse and has no say in who works on
Job- leader- “the jerkline skinner” and “the his team: “hope you get on my team”
prince of the ranch.”
He is contrasted with the Boss and Curley
when Candy points out Slim’s height
advantage: “Slim don’t need to wear no
high-heeled boots”
Posessed majesty and dignity, “a majesty Encourages Curley’s wife’s flirtation
only achieved by royalty and master Despite his honour he frequents Susy’s
craftsmen.” place
Skill described hyperbolically, “he was
capable of killing a fly on the wheeler’s but
with a bull whip without touching a mule.”
He has a caring nature when he treats the Candy looks to him to save his dog: “Candy
mule’s injury but is unsentimental about looked a long time at Slim to try to find
the pups, showing his pragmatism: “I would some reversal”, while Carlson asks his
have had to drowned most of ‘em”. Treats opinion and obeys him without question:
