In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, Slim is an authoritative, understanding character that George confides in. For instance, when George explains his poor treatment of Lennie to Slim, George’s voice “was talking on the tone of confession” (40). George believes that Slim will not take advantage of or belittle Lennie’s mental disabilities. George views Slim as an empathetic person who would understand the difficulties of looking after Lennie without unnecessary judgement. Furthermore, after Curley’s hand is broken by Lennie, Slim proposes a solution by threatening Curley, “you jus’ tell an’ try to get this guy canned and we’ll tell ever’body, an’ then will you get the laugh” (64). Despite being the boss’s son, Curley respects and follows the