John Steinbeck: a Life in Words Essay Example
Patrick Angus
April 11, 2005
Period 1
John Steinbeck: A Life in Words
John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 (www.steinbeck.org). He was born at his house at 132 Central Avenue, Salinas, California. He was born of Irish and German ancestry and born into a fairly prosperous family. His main accomplishments show with the constant hard work and diligence he has shown through his career. "...not enough wingspread but plenty of intention(Steinbeck)." The life of one so great that words seem inadequate to what his life and achievements compare to.
He was born and raised in Salinas Valley (also known as the "salad bowl of the nation.) in a beautiful land filled with magnificent sites which make their way into some of Steinbeck's greatest novels ever written (www.steinbeck.org). He was the third out of four children and the only boy. His sisters were (in order from oldest) Elizabeth Steinbeck Ainsworth, Esther Steinbeck Rodgers, Mary Steinbeck Dekker (the only buried in the family's plot in "The Garden of Memories" located in Salinas, California). His father, the late, John Ernst II was the Treasurer for Salinas Country and his mother, Olive Hamilton Steinbeck, was a retired school teacher who quit her job to be a mother to her dear son and feeding his ever so growing curiosity for the joy of books and what it brought into his life. When Steinbeck was old enough, he was hired by nearby ranchers to lend a helpful hand. Steinbeck, however the intellectual he was, loved his job since it allowed him to be around the beautiful countryside of California and the people he had grown to love.
He graduated in 1919, ninth in his high school class at Salinas High School(Cox). He was accepted to Stanford University but never graduated and ended up dropping out of Stanford University in 1925 to pursue his dream of becoming a writer; his dream since childhood, which was powered by his mothers will to encourage him to read(Steinbeck). He worked in New York on Madison
April 11, 2005
Period 1
John Steinbeck: A Life in Words
John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 (www.steinbeck.org). He was born at his house at 132 Central Avenue, Salinas, California. He was born of Irish and German ancestry and born into a fairly prosperous family. His main accomplishments show with the constant hard work and diligence he has shown through his career. "...not enough wingspread but plenty of intention(Steinbeck)." The life of one so great that words seem inadequate to what his life and achievements compare to.
He was born and raised in Salinas Valley (also known as the "salad bowl of the nation.) in a beautiful land filled with magnificent sites which make their way into some of Steinbeck's greatest novels ever written (www.steinbeck.org). He was the third out of four children and the only boy. His sisters were (in order from oldest) Elizabeth Steinbeck Ainsworth, Esther Steinbeck Rodgers, Mary Steinbeck Dekker (the only buried in the family's plot in "The Garden of Memories" located in Salinas, California). His father, the late, John Ernst II was the Treasurer for Salinas Country and his mother, Olive Hamilton Steinbeck, was a retired school teacher who quit her job to be a mother to her dear son and feeding his ever so growing curiosity for the joy of books and what it brought into his life. When Steinbeck was old enough, he was hired by nearby ranchers to lend a helpful hand. Steinbeck, however the intellectual he was, loved his job since it allowed him to be around the beautiful countryside of California and the people he had grown to love.
He graduated in 1919, ninth in his high school class at Salinas High School(Cox). He was accepted to Stanford University but never graduated and ended up dropping out of Stanford University in 1925 to pursue his dream of becoming a writer; his dream since childhood, which was powered by his mothers will to encourage him to read(Steinbeck). He worked in New York on Madison