Dead White Men
John Steinbeck: best known for works such as The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck wrote about the everyman. He depicted struggling working-class people as well as different cultures and races as demonstrated in Tortilla Flat, a novel focusing on the Mexican-Indian countrymen. Steinbeck was a significant part of the Modernist movement in American Literature. His works often comment on social and economic events that were considered current at the time. His literature also features a break from tradition.
The Grapes of Wrath is one of Steinbeck’s most famous works. The story is set during the Great Depression, and follows the Joad family on their journey to California. They face all sorts of hardships along the way,
John Steinbeck: best known for works such as The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck wrote about the everyman. He depicted struggling working-class people as well as different cultures and races as demonstrated in Tortilla Flat, a novel focusing on the Mexican-Indian countrymen. Steinbeck was a significant part of the Modernist movement in American Literature. His works often comment on social and economic events that were considered current at the time. His literature also features a break from tradition.
The Grapes of Wrath is one of Steinbeck’s most famous works. The story is set during the Great Depression, and follows the Joad family on their journey to California. They face all sorts of hardships along the way,