"John Steinbeck was one of the greatest American authors of his time- (Spiller, ), and will, contrary to many skeptics beliefs, be known for his use of sentimentalism, realism, and " his ability to envelop the feelings of Americans." ... Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas California. ... Steinbeck's father, John Ernst, Sr., was the treasurer of Monterey County for many years and was also a miller. ... He was always the first person to read Steinbeck's manuscripts and his opinion was held in Steinbeck's highest esteem. ... John Steinbeck's books have been...

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John Steinbeck is an author that most people are familiar with. ... John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas Valley, which was located in Monterey County. He was raised by his father, John Erst Steinbeck, who was the county's treasurer, and by his mother, Olive Hamilton Steinbeck, who was a teacher. ... John Steinbeck was a man that most people in the world respected; yet he was disgraced and not welcome in his own hometown. ... As what I hope you can see by my research, John Steinbeck was an interesting and brilliant man. ...

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"John Steinbeck was one of the greatest American authors of his time- (Spiller, ), and will, contrary to many skeptics beliefs, be known for his use of sentimentalism, realism, and " his ability to envelop the feelings of Americans." ... Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas California. ... Steinbeck's father, John Ernst, Sr., was the treasurer of Monterey County for many years and was also a miller. ... He was always the first person to read Steinbeck's manuscripts and his opinion was held in Steinbeck's highest esteem. ... John Steinbeck's books have bee...

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However, John Steinbeck, author of East of Eden, addresses this discourse with a very different perspective. ... Even early on, Steinbeck shows similar qualities that the brothers share with Cain and Abel. ... Steinbeck describes this woman as a "dirty bundle of rags and mud trying to worm its way up the steps" (Steinbeck 110). ... There's something--I almost recognize'" (Steinbeck 116). ... Steinbeck writes, "if he had recognized her, so had she recognized him. ...

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John Steinbeck explores these ideas in his book East of Eden. ... John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902. ... The Grapes of Wrath, written in 1939, was perhaps Steinbeck's most famous novel, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. ... Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. ... Steinbeck describes Cathy as being "born without a conscious or soul." ...

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Elisa's Emotions in Steinbeck's "Chrysanthemums" The short story, "Chrysanthemums", written by John Steinbeck, is a story that uses plenty of symbolic objects and symbolic personal attributes to the characters. ... Elisa stays within her fenced garden while her husband walks up to converse with her afterward (Steinbeck 247). ... Steinbeck introduces this turn in direction of their conversation with the following lines: "What's them plants, ma"am?" ... While Elisa is crying, Steinbeck also states that she uses her collar to block her husband from seeing her cry. ......

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