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Steinbeck contrasts the masculinity on the farm and uses Slim as the 'moral compass' to prove what is right at wrong.

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Steinbeck compares the men on the ranch through masculinity and power. 

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Steinbeck compares the men on the ranch through masculinity and power. 

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Steinbeck demonstrates the different types of masculinity on the ranch through different characters 

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Steinbeck demonstrates the different types of masculinity on the ranch through different characters 

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Steinbeck portrays the men in various ways, demonstrating the hierarchy of the men on the ranch and the toxic environment that they are living in.

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Steinbeck demonstrates through the characters experiences and actions the difference between Slim and the other men on the ranch

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Whilst Steinbeck presents the men on the ranch in a negative light, his portrayal of Slim reiterates the capacity for a positive attitude in a masculine society.

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Steinbeck explores the different types of masculinity on the ranch

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Steinbeck reveals the dissimilarities of the men by showing each of their differences through certain situations

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Steinbeck demonstrates the difference of personality and physicality of the men on the ranch by comparing them to one and other. 

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Steinbeck demonstrates the difference of personality and physicality of the men on the ranch by comparing them to one and other. 

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There is contrast presented by Steinbeck, highlighting the differences between the men on the ranch

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Steinbeck shows the difference between the male characters on the ranch and the very toxic masculinity environment. 

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Steinbeck shows the difference between the male characters on the ranch and the very toxic masculinity environment. 

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Steinbeck contrasts the male characters on the ranch by showing different examples of masculinity.

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Steinbeck compares the reactions of many different types of men, who have all experienced very similar experiences throughout their lives.

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Steinbeck displays the contrast between men like slim and the others who work at the ranch.

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Steinbeck displays the contrast between men like slim and the others who work at the ranch.

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“Guy don’t need no sense to be a nice fella. Seems to me sometimes it jus’ works the other way around. Take a real smart guy and he ain’t hardly ever a nice fella.”

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“Guy don’t need no sense to be a nice fella. Seems to me sometimes it jus’ works the other way around. Take a real smart guy and he ain’t hardly ever a nice fella.”

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"guys dont need no sense to be a nice fella. Seems to me sometimes it jus' works the other way round. Take a real smart guy and he ain't hardly ever a nice fella"

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"his authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject, be it politics or love"

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"A powerful, big-stomached man"
"I can't stand him here"

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“I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain’t no good. They don’t have no fun. After a long time they get mean. They get wantin to fight all the time.” - George

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“I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain’t no good. They don’t have no fun. After a long time they get mean. They get wantin to fight all the time.” - George

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“Guy don’t need no sense to be a nice fella. Seems to me sometimes it jus’ works the other way around. Take a real smart guy and he ain’t hardly ever a nice fella.”

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"You keep outa this les' you wanta step outside." - Curley

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“Guy don't need no sense to be a nice fella" - Slim

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“Guy don't need no sense to be a nice fella" - Slim

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“A guy needs somebody to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you. I tell ya, I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick.”

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“A guy needs somebody to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you. I tell ya, I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick.”

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"maybe I ought'n too. I don't like Curley. He ain't a nice fella"

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"maybe I ought'n too. I don't like Curley. He ain't a nice fella"

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Curley's like a lot of guys he hates big guys.

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Curley's like a lot of guys he hates big guys.

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"I get awful lonely' - curley's wife

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" they left all the weak ones" - toxic masculinity, no purpose

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" they left all the weak ones" - toxic masculinity, no purpose

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“A guy on a ranch don't never listen nor he don't ast no questions.” “I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain't no good.

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“A guy on a ranch don't never listen nor he don't ast no questions.” “I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain't no good.

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"Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place. "

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"Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place. "

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“His ear heard more than was said to him, and his slow speech had overtones not of thought, but of understanding beyond thought.”

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“His ear heard more than was said to him, and his slow speech had overtones not of thought, but of understanding beyond thought.”

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"They left the weak ones here" Curley's wife talking about the outcasts 

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"They left the weak ones here" Curley's wife talking about the outcasts 

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candy feels lost and struggles to find his purpose after his injury

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candy feels lost and struggles to find his purpose after his injury

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candy didnt have much to offer

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candy - purposeless

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curley took pride in his power on the ranch in an arrogant manor 

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curley took pride in his power on the ranch in an arrogant manor 

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candy, crooks, lennie, george - all want more from life, have a dream to achieve more
slim - understands that dream are futile and may not come true so he has made his position in society good enough for him

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slim has more compassion, curley is selfish where slim is giving. 

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slim has more compassion, curley is selfish where slim is giving. 

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positive, only character without a dream

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slim -
prince of the ranch, fair

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slim - moral

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violent

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emotionless

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brutal

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present

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present

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"All talk stopped when he spoke. His authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject"