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    Kino did not intend to lose any of these attributes in his quest for a better life‚ his stubbornness guided him to murder and ultimate heartbreak. It leaves the reader questioning‚ what price should be paid to attain the luxuries one wants from life? John Steinbeck’s novella‚ The Pearl‚ follows a poor Indian/Mexican pearl diver as the best find of his life slowly morphs into the greatest misfortune he had ever known. Blinded by opportunity‚ Kino discovers too late that his treasure is a magnet for destruction

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    Book Analysis East of Eden By Jon Steinbeck This unforgettable novel‚ East of Eden‚ was incredible for its time and without a doubt is Steinbeck’s most memorable and philosophically poetic classic. Reading a book like this really made me come to the realization that even though this book was set in the late 19th-20th century that the meaning behind the message is more relevant than ever before. I suppose there is more than one message but not one is more or less important than the other. The

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    wants attention from other males. Of course‚ as the novel develops‚ Steinbeck paints a picture of a woman who‚ whilst obviously having her own faults‚ is desperately lonely just like other characters. Who had her own dreams that have never materialized and is discontented with her lot.

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    The title of this piece is called “Of Mice and Men: An Unfulfilling End”. It is written for the Language in a Cultural Context portion of the IB Language and Literature course. This task focuses on the structure of power and privilege and uses John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. This text was selected because of the time period that it was written in and because of the way that it displays the structure of power and privilege through dynamic characters like George‚ Lennie‚ Candy‚ and Curly. This task

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    made the right decision. This quote shows what would have happened if he didn’t shoot him. “George was a long time in answering. ... “I guess we gotta get ‘im an’ lock ‘im up. ... Why‚ the poor bastard’d starve.” ... he tried to reassure himself” (Steinbeck). If George hadn’t shot Lennie‚ his mental issues would have caused him to be be discriminated against in the prison. This could easily lead to him not being fed because the prison was lacking food. Even

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    Who influenced John Steinbeck to write? What prewriting routines did he use when he wrote? What does Steinbeck do to prepare himself for the first draft? What writing elements does he use when he writes his novels? How many novels does Steinbeck’s writing career contain? How did John Steinbeck revise his work? How many different awards did Steinbeck receive? John Steinbeck used numerous writing styles to publish his books that won awards. John Steinbeck became influenced on his writings by many

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    politically‚ economically‚ and socially. The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl wore raw the nerves of the people‚ and our true strength was shown. From it arose John Steinbeck‚ a storyteller of the Okies and their hardships. His books‚ especially The Grapes of Wrath‚ are reflections of what really went on in the 1930’s. John Steinbeck did not write about what he had previously read‚ he instead wrote what he experienced through his travels with the migrant workers. "His method was not to present

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    influence the culture of an area and everywhere experiences this cycle of problems‚ solutions and effects. Utilizing problem‚ solution & effect the following discusses how the author reflects the culture in his book‚ The Winter of Our Discontent. John Steinbeck shows many problems in the book that influence the culture of New Baytown in 1961. One big problem that the main character of the book‚ Ethan Allen Hawley‚ a former member of Long Island’s aristocratic class‚ faces is his father losing the family

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    Explore the ways that John Steinbeck presents strong feelings/attitudes in Of Mice And Men. A strong attitude portrayed in the novel is Racism. John Steinbeck uses the character Crooks in order to represent racism and what it was like for the black community during the Great Depression. The ranchmen and Curley’s wife all display racist attitudes towards Crooks‚ for example in chapter four Curley’s Wife says "Well you just keep your place then‚ Nigger. I could get you strung

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    autobiographical ‚ using her life post WWII. “The Bell Jar” published in 1963 exhibits the fear of Communism which gripped the nation and its leaders in the 1950s. “East of Eden” by John Steinbeck portray the pain‚ poverty‚ and wickedness of the world while at the same time kept the belief in the capableness of man.The novels by Steinbeck and Plath I’m able to analysis the tone‚ syntax‚ and theme of the search for self identity based on the experiences in the novel. “The Bell Jar” through the book expresses

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