John Ernst Steinbeck, in The Pearl, Of Mice and Men, and The Grapes of Wrath describes many of his main characters in great depth. Give me a good reason why Its a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it. It must take a lot of research. The Winter of Our Discontent (1961). I had just read Sweet Thursday when I read the biography. Others see Kino as the symbol of an honest, hard-working man destroyed by greed. Of Mice and Men, p.5, Penguin, John Steinbeck (2008). She was his first wife. Some readers believe that Kino brings about his own downfall by going against the forces of nature. Some of Steinbeck's best writing is found in this minor masterpiece. Adam eventually marries Cathy Ames, an evil, manipulative, and beautiful prostitute; she betrays him, joining Charles on the very night of their wedding. The latter is from Great Expectations and the former from A Christmas Carol. Steinbeck writes with a grace and flexibility that masks the layers of suggestion he packs into it (five layers, he said). and the Knights of the Round Table, though most readers would be hard-pressed boy coming of age on a farm in Salinas Valley, California. He is skillful in using direct characterization and purposeful in using indirect characterization techniques. Thanks for commenting, Carol! Maybe someone should write a novel with that title, as some sort of postmodern joke. I didnt see it coming. I remember reading Of Mice and Men in my school days and it was possibly the first book Id read where the ending shocked me. He learns that he, too, can kill to protect his chance for wealth and power. John Steinbeck (2008). Im intrigued that he wrote an Arthurian novel (or started one, anyway), though it does seem to be very removed from the world he knew. Remember that the Bible was also a very important influence on Steinbecks writing. Wow, thanks for sharing it with your coworkers! Discover the man Lennies worshipful love of George and Georges equally sharp need for Lennies adoration is archetypal.
