John Steinbeck was born in February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California. ... (www2.sjsu.edu/steinbeck/) During the 1940 Steinbeck faltured both proffessionaly and personaly. ... With Gwyn, Steinbeck had two sons, Thom and John, but his marriged started crumble after their second child was born, ending in divorce in 1948. ... After returning to the United States, Steinbeck traveled around the U.S. w/ his dog Charley and published TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY IN SEARCH OF AMERICA in 1962. ...

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The novel, Cannery Row, by John Steinbeck, characters live on Cannery Row during the Great Depression in Monterey, California. ... Steinbeck agrees when he writes " In 1935 Mr and Mrs.Sam Malloy moved into the boiler...you had to get down on your hands and knees(Steinbeck 48). ... Steinbeck states, "then it was that Mr. ... Steinbeck states,"He committed- he killed himself ...'... John Steinbeck depicts the fallen economy with a party for Doc. ...

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John Steinbeck utilizes two main characters to contrast different forms of strength in the short story " The Chrysanthemums". ... Steinbeck also uses a traveling repair man to present strength as a modest attribute that takes place on the inside of a human being rather than a boastful strength that's only exists on the outside, even though Steinbeck portrays it in a cunning way. Steinbeck shows Elisa's physically robust characteristics in the line "Her face was lean and strong and her eyes were as clear as water. ... Steinbeck points this out by saying " The chrysanthemum stems ...

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John Steinbeck The Moon is Down Fear can drive a person crazy. ... In John Steinbeck's The Moon is Down, when the Nazi's invade a town, it's people become massively depressed. ... Fear is only one of the many characteristics used by John Steinbeck in this book. ... (Steinbeck, 77) This shows that the soldiers knew only of what their authority tells them. ... In conclusion, John Steinbeck's The Moon is Down is a great example of tying two totally differen...

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In Travels With Charley, John Steinbeck travels with his poodle in his camper across America to discover his country and validate his status as an American author. ... Charley acts as a friend along the journey by providing Steinbeck with worthwhile advice. ... Charley acts as a source of connection between Steinbeck and the people he meets. ... Charley also serves as an ambassador between Steinbeck and the readers themselves. ... In doing so, Steinbeck softens his observation of the lack of American roots. ...

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American writer John Steinbeck utilizes these qualities to create stories with intense and ironic plots, creating characters that struggle to live even under the most brutal conditions and that are moved by forces they can hardly understand or control. ... Chance was against it, but luck and the gods might be for it" (Steinbeck 833). ... "And then from above came picture on his eyes: (Steinbeck 871). ... "Her face was hard and protection about them" (Steinbeck 871-872). ... The quote, "And Kino drew back his arm and flung with all his might" (Steinbeck 872), shows...

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In The Pearl, John Steinbeck uses the psychological approach to develop how man's strife for wealth destroys. Steinbeck uses the psychological approach to develop how man's strife for wealth destroys. ... First, while Kino sits thinking of the pearl buyers, "In his head he only [hears] the dark music of the enemy" (Steinbeck, pg. 55). ... Then when Kino is attacked "Juana [quiets] him as she would a sick child" (Steinbeck, pg. 61). ... [they] will have [their] chance" (Steinbeck, pg. 57). ...

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Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck and This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff are comparable in many ways. ... In Travels with Charley, Steinbeck starts the book with a very indecisive view of his own country. ... By refusing to focus on the harsh parts of his country, Steinbeck showed to himself what kind of person he actually is. ... Steinbeck used language and diction that varied according to the person he was speaking with. ... While doing that, Steinbeck's perception of the people of America changed drastically. ...

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John Steinbeck enables crucial techniques that consume the reader into a far-fetched but classical novel, that experiments cultures and human relationships. ... John Steinbeck uses wine as a very important object throughout the novel. ...

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John Steinbeck could have never predicted the success of what would probably be called his masterpiece Grapes of Wrath. ... Steinbeck obviously had to have quite a large amount of knowledge to compose such a novel, but that wasn't what made the book. ... Steinbeck also used many different literary techniques to portray the whole feeling. ... Steinbeck's techniques and great writing style are what made this story of such a traumatic time so terrific. ... It was the great talent of Steinbeck, which brought this novel to so many people, and gave a great gift of knowledge to me. ...

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Of Mice and Men Thesis Statement: The character Lennie in John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men suffers from the mental disorder labeled Attention Defecate Disorder. ... Steinbeck's life a) No direct contact with someone with ADHD. ... Simmons Of Mice and Men The author of the story "Of Mice and Men" was John Steinbeck. ... John Steinbeck spent most of his personal time writing about life on farms during the Great Depression. ... Most people believe that Steinbeck wrote about things, he saw during the great depression. ...

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John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men, takes place during an era in the Depression known as the Dust Bowl. ... "John Ernst Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California, to Olive Hamilton Steinbeck, and John Ernst Steinbeck on February 27, 1902."... John Steinbeck's father owned much of the farm land in the Salinas Valley, where John worked fruit picking, and doing odd jobs to earn some extra money when he was a young man in the 1920's and 1930's. ... "The countryside described at the beginning of the book, and the ranch itself, would have been very familiar to John Steinbec...

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Family ties and the Joad family's connection to the land, that is their livelihood, are two of the most prevalent elements in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. ... In Steinbeck's description of Ma Joad, he says, "She seemed to know, to accept, to welcome her position, the citadel of the family, the strong place that could not be taken" (Steinbeck 79). Ma holds the family together, and this concept is exemplified when Steinbeck says, "She seemed to know that if she swayed the family shook the family will to function would be gone" (80). ... Steinbeck focuses on the re...

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The Grapes of Wrath, written by author John Steinbeck, is a novel of American literature, which is very historically based. ... John Steinbeck used the Great Depression as a basis for his novel The Grapes of Wrath. ... John Steinbeck begins to portray the struggles of the Joads right from the start of The Grapes of Wrath. ... (French 45-48) John Steinbeck showed how the Joads had many hardships, and most ended in tragedy and despair. ... John Steinbeck has distinctively portrayed the struggle of the Great Depression within this novel. ...

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John Steinbeck has presented his case. I believe that his client, George Milton, is innocent. George should be found innocent because of his clear emotional attachment to the victim, his heartfelt mercy for his late friend, and the lack of a plausible motive. He was good friends with this man. That ...

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But even as Steinbeck explains his belief in the factuality of this American motto, he also highlights those discrepancies or paradoxes which make this teleology ironic. ... The Dream of the American Dream John Steinbeck, in his essay America and Americans, uses many contradictions to explain his views on the American Dream. ... One of the first contradictions Steinbeck uses that I have personally experienced is, We are alert, curious, hopeful, and we take more drugs designed to make us unaware than any other people. ... Another example of a contradiction Steinbeck uses in his essay that I hav...

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In Chapter 18, what sin' does Uncle John have on his conscience? ... 2.In Chapter 19, what sin' does Steinbeck bring up? ... Uncle John's wife, one night, got a pain in her stomach. She told Uncle John to get a doctor but he refused. ... Uncle John thought that was his fault. ...

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Feminism in John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums." At first glance John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums" seems to be a story about a woman whose niche is in the garden. ... Steinbeck smartly narrates this woman's frequent shifts between femininity and masculinity over a short period of time. ... Steinbeck makes it very easy to relate to this woman's struggle for strength and contentment in a life that does not meet her expectations. ...

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John Steinbeck's Once There Was a War illustrates his personal, nonfiction account of the war as a correspondent in the United States military. ... One way Steinbeck illustrates this is with the quote, "They have no identity, no personality,"(13). Steinbeck uses this quote to symbolize that the lives these men lived before do not matter anymore. ... Steinbeck paints the picture in the thoughts of the readers that war is not a time of fun. ... Steinbeck illustrates the horrors of the invasion to depict the emotions these soldiers were feeling. ...

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John Steinbeck develops the theme of greed through the characters and events in " the Pearl". ... In conclusion, I believe that Steinbeck's "The Pearl" is a study of man's self destruction through his own greed, through man's materialization for wealth and property. John Steinbeck had effectively made use of the characters and the events to illustrate the theme of Greed. ...

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In The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, the town has the same problem as modern day cities. ... Juana represents the Mexican- Indian culture through what Steinbeck sees as loyal, devoted and meek. ... Steinbeck portrays the Mexican- Americans like Juana, as devoted and selfless. ... Steinbeck does an impressive job of showing the differences of these cultures. ... This shows that Steinbeck believes the harder working people deserve more credit for what they do. ...

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Novel: The Grapes of Wrath Author: John Steinbeck Entry for: Part 3, Chapter 22 "There was color in the light now, a reddish gleam the image of the mountain and the light coming over it were reflected in their eyes" (Steinbeck 397). ... Entry for: Part 3, Chapter 23 "The migrant people, scuttling for work, scrabbling to live, looked always for pleasure, dug for pleasure, manufactured pleasure, and they were hungry for amusement" (Steinbeck 444). ... Then the first tendrils of the grapes swelling from the old gnarled vines, cascade down to cover the trunks" (Steinbeck 473). ....

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The unrecognized ending of Cannery Row In John Steinbeck's novel, Cannery Row, Steinbeck attempts to display various themes, all the while focusing on bringing the row itself to life. ... Yet, despite these various goals, Steinbeck manages to fit in rare forms of art. ... On page 181, Steinbeck's description of Doc's inner turmoil before the party certifies that he lacks happiness. ... Without the excerpt in chapter thirty two, Steinbeck's novel would finish without a true and meaningful ending. However, via Chauras" poem, Steinbeck is able to express that Doc does a...

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Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck in 1937. ... Steinbeck uses the language in the narrative to propose themes such as loneliness. ... Steinbeck uses the point of view to his advantage by showing us how lonely Crooks is by himself. ... Steinbeck also uses repetition when George retells the story of their dream on their farm. ... Techniques such as characterisation, language and imagery assist Steinbeck in construction of a text that reflects society during that time. ...

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Critical Analysis: The Snake In the story The Snake, by John Steinbeck, a mysterious woman visits Dr. Phillips, a dedicated biologist. The woman asks if she can see a male snake. Once she sees the snake the woman wants to purchase it but does not wish to take it with her. The woman then asks if ...

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