Steinbeck

A short biography about American author John Steinbeck.

John Steinbeck, is an American author who wrote about the country he loved, and the people he loved, and about circumstances that angered and disappointed him. If you want to read about America, read a story by John Steinbeck.

Author John Steinbeck travels across the country with his dog Charley.

A feminist point of view about the story written by John Steinbeck. All the main points are covered in this paper.

Two guys and a dog drive the perimeter of the United States in an old pick-up truck.

Perhaps no American work of fiction fits the label of "The Great American Novel" better than John Steinbeck's wonderfully written, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath.

Traveling on US 101 through California? Don't miss this.

'Cannery Row' is Steinbeck at its finest. By producing a simply, brilliantly written novel, Steinbeck carries the reader away with the complexities of its characters.

Through this plot of hope and defeat, Steinbeck explores how the power of strength is nonetheless a weakness. Yes there are certainly different types of strength, but strength is not enough to stand up against the natural laws of the land.

A short list of California writers who should be read.

The Grapes of Wrath poses a very clear and apparent theme: the conflict between individuals and society. As individuals, we clearly desire what is good for ourselves, but society sets the relative standard. We are then conflicted.

Some of the best writers that have been published in the last 100 years.

Diversity abounds in any area, and California in the 1800s-1900s was no exception. In this collection of short stories, Thomas Steinbeck gives a fictionalized account of people from many different walks of life.

In Steinbeck's allegorical novel, Of Mice and Men, one can notice many dramatic qualities that make it easily adaptable to be used on stage.

Women have very important roles in Of Mice and Men although not portrayed in the best possible manner by Steinbeck.

A look at how society treats the elderly and handicapped, as seen through Steinbeck's novels.

Analytical essay detailing the literary strategies utilized by Steinbeck and their contribution to the overall symbolism and creativity of the work to it's importance in American literary culture.

A book review of "The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights" by John Steinbeck.

The message of The Grapes of Wrath is one of compassion and understanding. It is a novel that forces us to ask the question of ourselves: What would I give up to help someone else?

A quick overview of my thoughts on "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck.

How setting plays an important role in the great novel Of Mice and Men.

As cliche as it may seem, in literature a flower can symbolize a character's urge to blossom in life. Such classic examples exist in Willa Cather's short story, Paul's Case and John Steinbeck's, The Chrysanthemums.

Short biography of author John Steinbeck

A look at the feminist undertones in Kate Chopin's The Story of An Hour and George Steinbeck's The Chrysanthemums.

This paper discusses the importance of experiential knowledge when coping with conflict as demonstrated by John Steinbeck's East of Eden.

In Steinbeck's "The Desert", the Southwest is described at first as a "wasteland," however there is more to it, "something concealed and waiting" (35). There are many things in the Southwest that are also in the archetypal garden.

Steinbeck's dramatic account of the Trask brothers and their rivalry in East of Eden is an impressive tale, but it is also a familiar one that closely echoes a story from ancient literature-it is an allusion of the well-known story of Cain and Abel in the Bible.

Unlike so many other major American novels, The Grapes of Wrath has never seemed outdated. In fact, it seems particularly timely today.

Steinbeck utilizes diverse characterization techniques in The Pearl to engage the reader in the story.