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    Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck Often times‚ we go through life feeling confused‚ lost‚ and sad. Living life through various facades grows weary over time. Eventually‚ we are led to the inevitable search to strive for the discovery of who we really are. Self-identity is an important focal point in our individual triumphs and tribulations we experience in our journey of life. During times of conflict‚ we frequently struggle with only ourselves. "The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck‚ written in

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    unique aspect of John Steinbeck’s writing style is that it isn’t just one style. He writes in many different styles‚ varying from omnious narrative format which he use in the writing of Mice and Men. He also writes novels that seem like plays in more of a novel format witch makes him such a grat author. In all of his writings John Steinbeck is very detailed. He leaves nothing out and wants the reader to have an exact picture of what he is writing about. The detail used in John Steinbeck’s novels

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    John Steinbeck’s The Pearl is a tale of a poor Indian family who stumbles upon the greatest pearl in the world. Headed by a man named Kino and his supporting wife Juana‚ they both are determined to live a wealthy life no matter what the cost. Although the story is fictional‚ it is based on the unpleasant truths of life as we know it. Steinbeck reveals an array of irony like no other: Starting with Kino finding the pearl of the world‚ the pearl buyers not to buy the magnificent pearl‚ and ending with

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    The Pearl Greed

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    Reading about Kino in “The Pearl” becoming greedy. The poem “Hotrodders” about taking risks and “Lullaby for 17” choosing not to listen to someone who is older and wiser. Reading these texts have made me believe life is based on the choices you make. Kino chose to make bad choices and it ended up hurting him in the future. Kino‚ in “The Pearl‚” became greedy through his choices. Kino found the pearl of the world and took it to the pearl buyers to get it priced. The pearl buyers would not give him

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    In the Book Of Mice And Men‚ “she’s a jailbate set on a trigger”from George (3.135). The Author John Steinbeck portrays Curley’s Wife as a mean seductive temptress. Considered she is the center point of all the men on the ranch especially Lennie‚ she has a negative impact on the on most of the man at the ranch. Curley’s Wife in the book would be compared to a whore and a mean cold Woman in the real world. Curley’s Wife power is very great at the ranch and the fact she’s the only woman

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    Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck The Death of Lennie The death of Lennie was quick and painless for Lennie‚ how quick and painless was it to the men or even George‚ his best friend? Should he have killed Lennie to keep him from going to jail or even worse which would have been dealt by Curley? This book was set in the time of the Great Depression. In the Great Depression people didn’t usually care about one another and this is a completely different story. We found out that George and Lennie

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    taken away from you. In the book‚ leaving Curley’s wife nameless was a deliberate action by Steinbeck. Curley’s wife was the only major female character in the book. One reason the author may not have given her a name is because she didn’t need one to be distinguished from the other characters. The men had names to be able to tell them apart and Steinbeck tried to keep them as simple as possible. Steinbeck is a writer of social issues. At the time of this book being written‚ the historical role of

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    is due to the most socially accepted and common career of wifehood and motherhood. Through the comparison of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and Fifth Business by Robertson Davies the contrasts between both works are explored from the feminist perspective. The status of woman in the early and mid nineteen hundreds is reflected by the lifestyles of Dunstan’s mother Mrs. Ramsey and Linda Loman. Dunstan’s and Happy’s attitude and the ways in which they care for the woman they have been intimate

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    attribute to the time in which they live. The loyalty and friendship of George and Lennie stands out in this harsh environment and I feel that it is that friendship in contrast with the rest of society in the novel that makes the book so fantastic. Steinbeck was born on February 27‚ 1902. During summers he would work as an itinerant worker on ranches which helped strongly influence his writing and it is often thought it was his experiences on these ranches in the ‘Dustbowl’ which inspired him to write

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    The pearl of world; Having power is not make you happy In the world of full of selfishness‚ if you gave chance to have the power it will convey your true intention and it will shown your truly are. In the story of the pearl book Kino and Juana lived a happy good life until their only child Coyotito got bitten by a scornpion. The family most find wealth to pay for his treatment. Kino miraculously founds magnificent pearl to pay for Cayotito medicine. This is how Kino started his worst dream‚ how his

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