What do critics from the literary world have to say about Steinbeck's writings? ... John Ernst Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California, on February 27, 1902. ... Throughout his life, John Steinbeck remained a private person who shunned publicity (Bloom 15). ... Particularly acute is his remarking that it was clear from the first that Steinbeck would never be "a literary naturalist" despite his interest in biology (French 57). ... (Tedlock Introduction XXXIX) One novel of John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, takes place in the Salinas Valley of California. ...

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Steinbeck lived through World War I (1919-1919), which changed America, and its set ways about men and women's role is society. ... Johns Steinbeck Jr. and Olive Steinbeck were blessed with John Steinbeck Jr. on February 27, 1902 (Cox 1). ... Although Olive Steinbeck did not want Steinbeck going to Stanford, she came to terms with the fact that her son would have happiness as a writer (23). ... "Tortilla Flat (1935) marked the turning point in Steinbecks literary career (John 1)." ... For an example, he wrote Mice and Men, and The Grapes of Wrath (...

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