The Dust Bowl Odyssey begins with an excerpt from the famous novel The Grapes of Wrath written by John Steinbeck. The novel told the story of the Joad family during the depression era and their journey from Oklahoma to California in hopes of getting their lives back on track. The book‚ which was written in 1939‚ was Steinbecks attempt to not only describe the plight of migrant farm workers during the Depression but to also offer sharp criticism of the polities that has caused the predicament in the
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relationship with that particular text." [110‚ p. 25 ] An example would be reading Hemingway’s Old Man and The Sea to live through a deep sea fishing adventure‚ or the Grapes of Wrath to plumb the emotional depths of living through the Great Depression. One would not read the Old Man and The Sea to learn how to deep sea fish‚ nor the Grapes of Wrath to examine the economic factors that caused the Great Depression. We have found that these two categories are also useful when assessing the aims of a hypertext
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won the Drama Critics ’ Circle Award. The next year‚ he published The Long Valley and the last part of The Red Pony. His big project for the year‚ however‚ was working and researching a great novel‚ to be published in 1939 under the title The Grapes of Wrath. With this book‚ Steinbeck insured his future in the literary world. The book was so controversial that Steinbeck had to worry about attempts on his life or reputation; even now‚ it (along with Of Mice and Men) often are found on lists of commonly
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Steinbeck did with The Grapes of Wrath. Harper Lee‚ writer of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ argues that Steinbeck “had a profound influence on American writing and culture and contemporary writer’s debt owed to John is enormous.” Steinbeck wrote about real stuff in a style that was raw and truthful. He was not
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John Steinbeck John Steinbeck was a famous 20th century author known for his realistic portrayal of the lives of migrant workers in California in the 1900s. This idea is present not only in his less famous works‚ but his most famous novel‚ The Grapes of Wrath. His books have had an immense impact on the culture of the United States. John Steinbeck was born on February 27‚ 1902 in Salinas California. Steinbeck was born on the edge of the Industrial Revolution‚ which‚ paired with living in California
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Book Project John Steinbeck was an American writer who was born on February 27th‚ 1902 and died on December 20th‚ 1968. He is well known for the novella‚ “Of mice and Men” and “The grapes of wrath”. He was the author of twenty seven books‚ including sixteen novels‚ sixteen non-fiction books‚ and five collections of short stories. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. He graduated from Salinas High School in 1919 and went from there to Stanford University where he stayed for five years
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The American Writer: John Steinbeck John Ernst Steinbeck Jr.‚ was a well-known American writer (“John Steinbeck (1902-1968)”). His most famous books were Of Mice and Men‚ The Grapes of Wrath‚ and East of Eden (John Steinbeck). “As the author of twenty-seven books‚ including sixteen novels‚ six non fiction books‚ and five collections of short stories‚ Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962” (“John Steinbeck (1902-1968)”). John Steinbeck was born on February
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The Relationship between Route 66 and Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck wrote many novels‚ including Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath. In the book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ he mentions the historic Route 66. A short summary of “Of Mice and Men‚” background information‚ and the correlation of Route 66 and The Grapes of Wrath will describe how the two are related. First‚ in the book Of Mice and Men‚ Lennie and George travel from ranch to ranch looking for jobs as ranch hands. There is a problem with
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A few of the works which contain his personal experiences are Of Mice and Men‚ East of Eden and The Grapes of Wrath. American Literature has been greatly influenced by John Steinbeck and his unique characters‚ style‚ subjects and descriptive writing. John Steinbeck was born on February 27‚ 1902 in Salinas‚ California. Before his success
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