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    The Mind of Steinbeck and the Eyes of Charley A dog is a man’s best friend. Man and dog have been known to complete each other. A man tells his dog all of his deepest thoughts and feeling with the knowledge that he will not be judged. He brings human-like characteristics to his dog and then treats him as an equal. However‚ the human-like characteristics are man’s thoughts and feelings that he has projected onto his dog. In Travels with Charley‚ Steinbeck often expresses his own thoughts and feeling

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    “Breakfast” “A merry heart goes on all day The sad tires in a mile” (William Shakespeare) John Steinbeck‚ an American author and winner of the Nobel Prize‚ was a leading writer of novels about the working class and was a major spokesman for the victims of the Great Depression. Steinbeck is widely known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath  and the novella Of Mice and Men. In the following short story‚ the author tells us about a poor‚ yet united family

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    is‚ you aren’t in a wheelchair‚ your brain functions correctly‚ and you have friends‚ but some people go through that struggle and it makes their life difficult. Through the 1900s-1950s people with disabilities weren’t treated very well‚ they didn’t get medicine or any professional help through their life. In 1907 the Eugenic Sterilization Law was passed and it was for people who were disabled. People thought they could catch whatever they had and they didn’t want to be thrown into an asylum just

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    John Steinbeck’s stories the main characters (heroes) have goals or dreams that they desperately want. In the story “The Pearl” Kino is the hero that loses his child and prized find‚ the pearl‚ as well as the wealth he envisioned. In another John Steinbeck piece “Of Mice and Men‚” George is one of the main characters that lose one of his close friend as well as his hopes and goals. After these two character hoped to “hit it big” being in what you could say in the low social class ended up losing something

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    because the author is trying to get you to think about the main idea and what he/she is trying to make the moral or the point of the story. “The turtle” by John Steinbeck is a short story. “His horny beak was partly opened‚ and his fierce‚ humorous eyes‚ under brows like fingernails‚ stared straight ahead.” (Steinbeck 759) This quote is saying that you should always start out with a goal in life. The writer feels you should never do anything in life without being determined

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    At the end of “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck‚ Kino felt guilty and decides to throw the pearl back into the sea. The pearl symbolizes greed and suggests wealth could bring contentment while also teaching a lesson.Kino fantasized all the possibilities for his family when Juan Tomas asked him‚ “What will you do now that you have become a rich man?” (pg 24) KIno then stated‚ “We will get married at the church”‚ “Have new clothes”‚ “Have a rifle”‚ and “My son will go to school.” (pg 24-25) When Kino tried

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    Throughout the ages women have been confined to the role of a family wife. Being born a women already gave you a set job to do for the rest of a girl’s life. In the Story “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck‚ Elisa lives a hopeful life until is goes through a downward spiral as she faces the hard truth of the world around her. Elisa starts out by feeling the desire for something more in life but is constantly prevented from it. Elisa comments that “When the night is dark- why the stars are sharp-pointed

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    The Life of John Steinbeck John Steinbeck was born in Salinas‚ California on February 27‚ 1902. He was the third child and the only son of a working middle class family. He grew up working as a ranch hand. His father‚ John Ernst Steinbeck‚ was the treasurer of Monterey County‚ and also the owner of a feed and grain store. He was a Mason and was deeply involved in community events. His mother‚ Olive Hamilton Steinbeck‚ was a former schoolteacher. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star

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    century AD overtime Literary works have been develop such as novel‚ poems‚ and short stories. Short Stories are described has miniature versions of books or novels‚ where an author takes a tale and crams it into a ten to twenty page story. John Steinbeck is not only a well-known novelist‚ but also writes short stories like “The Chrysanthemums” and “Flight”. In Steinbeck’s “The Chrysthemums” Elisa Allen is married to a negligent ranch owner. While her husband works on the ranch‚ Elisa tends to her

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    Eng. II Lang Comp AP Brown – Pd. 5 Life and Works of the Great American Writer John Steinbeck “A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans‚ safeguards‚ policing‚ and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.” * John Steinbeck (“Steinbeck‚ John”‚ Q.B.). These words‚ spoken by the California born author John Steinbeck‚ fully embody his life and capture the essence of his writing. There are many things

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