Slim And Miss Maudie Character Analysis

Both Slim and Miss Maudie are similar in many ways. For instance, Slim and Miss Maudie are hopeful. Of Mice and Men states, “Hope you get on my team” (34). To Kill a Mockingbird states, “‘Don't you worry about me, Jean Louise Finch. there are ways of doing things you don't know about’” (97). Both are in times of despair during The Great Depression. This can be hard for people when their is nothing good to look forward to. Additionally, they both see pain throughout their lives, but they try to do something about it. One book states, “‘Yeah,’ he said. ‘You can have a pup if you want to.’ He seemed to shake himself free for speech. ‘Carl’s right, Candy. That dog ain’t no good to himself. I wisht sombody’d shoot me if I got old an’ a cripple’”

They understand that all life is precious, but how you deal with it is what matters the most. They also understand life must endure pain to become stronger in the end or it will die trying. As well, They are both good people but they do not approve everything. Of Mice and Men states, “‘Well, you been askin’ me too often. I’m gettin’ God damn sick of it. If you can’t look after your own God damn wife, what you expect me to do about it? You lay offa me’” (62). To Kill a Mockingbird states, “I saw Maudie Atkinson staring across the street at us, her hedge Clippers poised in midair” (53). They both do not approve, but they show this in different ways. Slim from Of Mice and Men gets up and tells Curley he does not like the way Curley is him. But, Miss Maudie she just stares at them until the children understand what she is doing and

For example, Miss Maudie only knows the facts at hand, “What a morbid question. But I suppose it's a morbid subject. I know he's alive, Jean Louise, because I haven't seen him carried out yet” (To Kill a Mockingbird 57). But Slim understands what is at hand and can manipulate the situation to help him or others, “You got your senses and hand enough to listen? Well, then listen. I think you got your han’ caught in machine. If you don't tell nobody what happened? We ain't going to. But you jus’ tell an’ try to get this guy caned and will tell ever’body, an’ then you will get the laugh” (Of Mice and Men 64). Both of them know the situation at hand but only Slim acts to try to help someone. Also, at a young age everyone is innocent but because of the circumstance some become narcissistic and others become experienced while looking out for others. To Slim most people become narcissistic, “‘He’s a nice fella,’ said Slim. ‘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’” (Of Mice and Men 41). And, to Miss Maudie people become experienced, “That ain't right, Miss Maudie. You're the best lady I know” (To Kill a Mockingbird 59). Because of circumstance, people become either self-centered or mature. Moreover, people either look down on others or see them as less human or