Learning Objective: To explore the
characters of Slim and Candy and
consider how Steinbeck presents them.
Think about what you know about Slim
and Candy
•Which words from this list describe Slim
and which describe Candy?
Swamper
old
godlike
stoop-shouldered
ageless
hopelessly
Nervously
prince
Jerkline skinner
calm
Slim
“A tall man stood in the doorway. He
held a crushed Stetson hat under his
arm while he combed his long, black,
damp hair straight back. Like the
others he wore blue jeans and a short
denim jacket… His hatchet face was
ageless. He might have been 35 or
50… His hands, large and lean, were
as delicate in action as those of a
temple dancer.”
Candy
“…a tall stoop-shouldered
old man came in. He was
dressed in blue jeans and
carried a big push-broom in
his left hand…he pointed
with his right arm and out of
the sleeve came a round
stick-like wrist, but no hand”
•In one colour highlight any similarities
•In one colour highlight any differences
•How do the differences here reflect their
differences on the ranch?
10 Minutes: Study your Character
and answer the questions
Then fill out your grid with information
you want to pass on.
10 Minutes: Listen to each others
presentations on the characters
Extract 3
“Candy sat on the edge of his bunk. He scratched the stump of his wrist
nervously. "I got hurt four years ago," he said. "They'll can me purty soon. Jus'
as soon as I can't swamp out no bunk-houses they'll put me on the county.
Maybe if I give you guys my money, you'll let me hoe in the garden even after
I ain't no good at it. An' I'll wash dishes an' a little chicken stuff like that. But I'll
be on our own place, an' I'll be let to work on our own place. " He said
miserably, "You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They says he wasn't
no good to himself nor nobody else. When they can me here I wisht
somebody'd shoot me
Writing your PEE
You need to say one thing you learn.
Use the phrases
•From this extract I learn...
•One quote that shows this is.....
•Explain the quote- it shows me this because.....
Checking time
•Highlight the word you used to describe Candy.
•Highlight your quote in one colour.
•Highlight the phrase that starts “because”...
Plenary
•Turn your lifesize characters over. Fill
your lifesize characters with at least
five phrases which sum up these
characters with reasons why.
The Twist
You fill in the character you
were not an expert on.