Slim:
Slim's casual tone made it clear that he was an easygoing guy.
Right when he meets George and Lennie he starts a friendly conversation.
"It's brighter n' a bitch outside" he said gently "Can't hardly see nothing. You the new guys?"- Slim
The line shows his friendly manner, starting a conversation with no caution.
Steinback also gives detail to his kindness when he frequently writes "he said gently" and other lines that indicate his friendly tone. This probably means that Steinback really wants to show that Slim is an extremely kind person.
George also seems less reserved with Slim around. He doesn't talk carefully or double think what he says to him. While with Candy and Curley, he is reserved and slightly uncomfortable until he know their characters more. With Slim, George trusts him right off the bat. "Hell yes/I ain't nothing to scream about"
George doesn't pick and choose his words as carefully like he does with other characters in the book. I think George senses that Slim is kind.
Well, Curley is the character foil of Slim. Curley, unlike Slim is very unfriendly and as stated above, George doesn't trust him. Whereas, with Slim, he is very comfortable in talking to him. It shows in the book that George is uncomfortable around Curley because George speaks in short sentences as if he was trying to avoid the conversation. It is also very obvious that George does not like Curley, especially at the part where he specifically says he doesn't like Curley.
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