Poodle Charley John Steinbeck Analysis
The truth is not always going to be the same for everyone. In Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck, the narrator John Steinbeck and his poodle Charley go to the Badlands in North Dakota While on this treacherous journey they meet two people who seem like polar opposites. He meets a man of few words who had mere conversations and a talkative old woman who could not seem to know when to keep her mouth shut. These two people live in the same environment, yet they reacted differently to the environmental setting they live in. This causes them to have different truths about the harsh yet beautiful Badlands. They each have a different perspective on this location. The man of few words seems to enjoy the environment while the talkative lady does
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Oh yes, the man of few words. It’s ironic how with a name like that there’s actually a lot to say about him. The man of few words gives off a strong western vibe and knows how to use his resources to his advantages. A description the author gives about the man of few words reads “A .22 rifle leaned against the fence beside him and on the ground lay a little heap of fur and feathers -----rabbits and small birds” (Steinbeck 7). This simple descriptive quote exhibits that the man of few words is a wilderness and wildlife type person. The man of few words would probably say the truth about this place is something good because from that description we can tell he most likely enjoys hunting and enjoys the loneliness and calmness of the Badlands. For the man of few words, the truth about how the Badlands are to live in would most likely be that the place is substantial because the truth is all about how he perceives the Badlands. The man of few words also had been living in the Badlands for a long time meaning he perceives it as a satisfactory place to live. For someone to live in the same place for a long time it means they most likely enjoy the setting and reactive well with it. The author’s conversation with the man of few words, with Steinbeck being the first one to talk in the conversation between the two,
Oh yes, the man of few words. It’s ironic how with a name like that there’s actually a lot to say about him. The man of few words gives off a strong western vibe and knows how to use his resources to his advantages. A description the author gives about the man of few words reads “A .22 rifle leaned against the fence beside him and on the ground lay a little heap of fur and feathers -----rabbits and small birds” (Steinbeck 7). This simple descriptive quote exhibits that the man of few words is a wilderness and wildlife type person. The man of few words would probably say the truth about this place is something good because from that description we can tell he most likely enjoys hunting and enjoys the loneliness and calmness of the Badlands. For the man of few words, the truth about how the Badlands are to live in would most likely be that the place is substantial because the truth is all about how he perceives the Badlands. The man of few words also had been living in the Badlands for a long time meaning he perceives it as a satisfactory place to live. For someone to live in the same place for a long time it means they most likely enjoy the setting and reactive well with it. The author’s conversation with the man of few words, with Steinbeck being the first one to talk in the conversation between the two,