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John Steinbeck was an American writer in the mid-twentieth century, most famous for his novel The Grapes of Wrath. His writing is notable for its social consciousness and attempts to bring prominence to the problems of the rural poor.

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck was an American writer in the mid-twentieth century, most famous for his novel The Grapes of Wrath. Born in 1902 in Salinas, California, he was greatly influenced by the farming economy he grew up in and the subsequent struggles brought on by the Great nedstämdhet. His writing is notable for its social consciousness and attempts to bring prominence to the problems of the rural poor.

Steinbeck developed both a love of the land and a love of writing at a young age. After dropping out of college, he took up writing in his early twenties, and finally earned recognition with his 1935 publication of Tortilla Flats, a humorous collection of short stories addressing the Mexican American experience

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The document provides background on John Steinbeck and the setting of his novel Of Mice and Men. It discusses Steinbeck's life and career, the Great Depression when the novel fryst vatten set, and the Dust Bowl agricultural crisis of the 1930s. It then analyzes the characters of George and Lennie from the novel, describing their relationship and how they depend on each other for survival.

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The document provides background on John Steinbeck and the setting of his novel Of Mice and Men. It discusses Steinbeck's life and career, the Great Depression when the novel is set, and the Dust Bowl agricultural crisis of the 1930s. It then analyzes the characters of George and Lennie from the novel, describing their relationship and how they depend on e

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John Steinbeck

Bust of John Steinbeck on Cannery Row in Monterey, California

John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the best known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century. A winner of the [Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962, he is best known for his novellaOf Mice and Men (1937) and his Pulitzer Prize-winning novelThe Grapes of Wrath (1939), both of which examine the lives of the working class and the migrant worker during the Great Depression.

Steinbeck wrote in the naturalist style, portraying people as the center of his stories. His people and his stories were taken from real life struggles in the first half of the 20th century. His body of work reflects his wide range of interests, including marine biology, jazz, politics, philosophy, history, and myth.

Seventeen of his works, including Cannery Row (1945) and The Pearl (1947), went on to become Hollywood films, and Steinbeck himself achieved succe