John steinbeck biography

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Subject Area:English

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He preferred mostly writing about social and economic factors. Steinbeck was also involved in the Second World War in which he served as a correspondent that worn him Nobel Prize for literature work in 1962. Throughout John Steinbeck career, he was able to write 32 books, Mice and Men is one of the well-known books that John wrote. The book involves two migrants who are working for an American dream during the great depression in California. One of the characters, Lennie, who is a mild psychological incapacity his presented as a faithful friend to his colleague but has a behavior of receiving to trouble most of the times. He married his first wife in 1930-1942, which they divorced after getting much help in writing and paycheck.

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He married his second wife from 1943-1948 in which he had his two sons. He later married a third wife and they were together until to his death in December 1968. Annotated Bibliography Merada, M. The American society During the Great Depression in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath (Doctoral dissertation). A. the unreachable dream of labor in john steinbeck’s the grapes of wrath. The article analyzes the grapes of wrath, a book that was written by John Steinbeck. According to the article (Sekarsari, 2015), the author focused his writing on the social work and political influences that existed during that time. The political influence can be termed both as national and international; they include the world war, the roaring twenties and the great depression.

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The books also make the reader to have a deep thought of the events which is a stylistic device that the author was able to use in his books thus capturing the readers mind. The society was also well described and the realty that was facing the nations at the moment which is one of the factors that led to the up rise of his writing career. This can be deemed as one of the greatest achievements of the author Steinbeck. The author acknowledges John’s work in writing and recognizes him as a great writer. Conclusion Author John Steinbeck presents numerous lessons throughout his life, career, and the success that come from it all. He was also ready to work at local casual jobs despite having a proper education.

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