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Slim 
Authority
"Prince of the ranch", "Moved with a majesty achieved only by royalty and master craftsmen"
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The reader is able to feel a sense of awe and admiration for the character of Slim through him being described much higher than everyone else.
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Fate
"I seen her give Slim the eye" (repeatedly), "Hell of a nice fella". "Slim don't need to wear no high-heeled boots on a grain team."
Links back to the themes of fate, as his role in the novella is already conveyed to the reader before the character has already made an appearance in the novella.
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Death/Violence
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'"Take a shovel", said Slim shortly'
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The old and more vulnerable had little chance in the 1930s due to them taking up extra space in a world where they were giving nothing.
Dust Bowl
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Loneliness :
"prince of the ranch"
Although this quote mainly connotes his power and authority, one could also display his loneliness as the only point of inspiration.
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