In John Steinbeck's short story Of Mice and Men, he places two of the main characters George Milton and Lennie Smalls in an era of hard work and loose feelings. The two partners are looking for work while finally meeting some "good guys" and easier times. As they finally get a job and settle into things, they meet a tall, skinny boy named, ironically, Slim. Slim lingers in the shadow of his majestic portrait throughout the novel. He doesn't judge, he decides when problems between workers are resolved and wins George's trust by giving advice, comfort and words of wisdom. Slim has many roles in the novel. For example, through Slim we discover George's propaganda and have influenced our assumptions about the events that take place in the novel. Through Slim, Steinbeck uses him to show the conflicts in the society of the time. Slim is the consummate friend and brings out the best in people. Furthermore, some people, when compared to Slim's divine peculiarity, seem to be more vicious and envious. Slim also keeps note to the reader of Lennie's strength but his weakness in maintaining it. In Of Mice and Men, Slim is compared to a modern prince. Slim is seen as a king. Everyone always goes to him for answers or right away because he is seen as a God-like figure. For example, Candy, a sturdy old man and still a worker on the Weed farm, somehow needed Slim's okay to put an end to the his suffering for his dog. “Candy looked at Slim for a long time to try to find…half of the card…do everything in her power to help you and be there for you. A bit like Prince William again. As the years pass, he finally says, "People say he's not ambitious, but he's actually quite ambitious to want to help people." (William.2010) Soon after George kills Lennie, Slim supports but confronts George over his actions. Slim tells George that he is not wrong for killing Lennie himself because for one, Curley and his gang would have hanged him or even tortured him, and two, he personally would have liked no "stranger" to kill him rather than his best friend , “cousin” or accomplice. The evidence is overwhelming: Slim is very similar to today's Prince William. Steinbeck created it as a representation of how certain people should act by comparing and contrasting situations they have gone through and experienced throughout their lives..