PPT-John Steinbeck Early life

John Steinbeck was born on February 27 1902 in Salinas California with his mother Olive Hamilton Steinbeck his father John Ernest Steinbeck and his 3 sisters John made up his mind that he like to write at the age of 14 He would lock himself in his room and write poetry and stories . “The Chrysanthemums”. Plot summary. Story centers on Eliza and her relationship with her husband Henry. . The . story opens with a description of the surrounding Salinas . Valley in California.. Elisa Allen pruning last year's chrysanthemums as she notices Henry talking with two men in business . Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck. Born in Salinas, California in 1902. Spent the majority of his life in California .  impact on his writing? . Appreciation of Salinas, farm life, and the nearby Pacific Ocean. Begin by addressing the reader directly.. “Sly as a fox,” “stuffed like a pig,” or “big as an elephant” are similes . people . use about the animals around them to describe human . attributes. 1 The Chrysanthemums The high gray - flannel fog of winter closed off the Salinas Valley from the sky and from all the rest of the world. On every side it sat like a lid on the mountains and made of Early Life on earth. The evidence for the earliest life is highly controversial and still debated. Much of the debate surrounds the oldest . fossils.. The timespan that considers the biological and geological context for the emergence of life on the Earth includes the . 1902-1968. Background. Salinas, California = small town of 3,000. Father. : . Manager of a flour plant. Mother. : teacher. Community roots. Began writing at 14. 1919: Stanford . classical and British literature, writing courses, and a smattering of science. A Guide to Information Resources for . Of Mice and Men. , by John Steinbeck . By Camille . Lebel. Introduction. Of Mice and Men,. by John Steinbeck, narrates the story of two migrant workers during the Great Depression and is one of the most widely taught (and banned) books of the past century. While the novel easily yields itself to lessons covering an array of literary standards, it is the timeless themes of friendship, loneliness, and the corrupted American Dream that engage students in a lasting and meaningful way. . Life and Works . February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968. John Steinbeck. Born in Salinas, California.. He used this setting for many of his stories. . One of the best known and most widely read American writers of the 20. Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck. Born in 1902 in Salinas, CA. Attended Stanford University, never graduated. Wrote fiction and nonfiction. Won the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize for literature. Died in 1968. BACKGROUND. STEINBECK—HIS LIFE . AND WORKS. BORN . IN SALINAS, CALIFORNIA (1902). FIRST . THREE BOOKS WERE FINANCIAL FAILURES. FIRST . SUCCESSFUL BOOK = . TORTILLA FLAT. (1935. . WebQuest. STEP ONE. The setting (time and place) of . The Pearl. , . by . John Steinbeck, takes place in La Paz, . Mexico . on the Baja Peninsula in the early . What was going on in America. in the early 1900’s?. http://. www.mountaintimes.com/history/1920s/world.php3. John Steinbeck. 1902-1968. Salinas, California. John Steinbeck. (1902-1968), born in Salinas, California, came from a family of moderate means. He worked his way through college at Stanford University but never graduated. In 1925 he went to New York, where he tried for a few years to establish himself as a free-lance writer, but he failed and returned to California. . “Our people are good people; our people are kind people. Pray God some day kind people won't all be poor.” . ― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath. U.S. Society during depression. Birth rate and divorces went down during the Depression.. TIPS for effective novel analysis. Try to engage and respond personally to the characters, ideas and story. We are keen to see you develop your own independent ideas and thoughts about . Of Mice and Men.