However, Steinbeck’s college career wasn’t for him. He left Stanford in 1925 after a lot leaving school and coming back several times. He stayed at a Lake Tahoe estate as a carer, this gave him time to write a few drafts of his very first novel Cup of Gold (1926). This was also to get the attention of a young woman who was holidaying at Lake Tahoe. This lady was Carol Henning who became Steinbeck’s first wife. After they were wed in 1930, she set out to find a job to support them so he could keep writing.
After failing for a few years he finally had a book that sparked his fame, this book was Tortilla Flat (1935). After that Steinbeck started writing many stories which became popular. Some of his best known stories include Of Mice and Men (1937), …show more content…
In the 1940’s his books and novels weren’t selling as well as the others. Also during this time he divorced his wife Carol in 1943. He then moved in with his new wife Gwendolyn Conger in that same year. They had two sons together, but right after their marriage also fell apart. They ended up divorcing in the year 1948, that year he also lost a good friend that made Steinbeck detach from things. After he finally got married to his third and final wife Elaine Scott in 1950. With her he moved to New York and there he stayed. Then in 1962 John Steinbeck won a Nobel Prize for literature. This was because his writings, although it was fiction it showed rational labour work and expectations of people during that time. Not long after the New York Times then posted an article titled “Does a Writer with a moral Vision of the 1930’s Deserve the Nobel Prize?” This infuriated Steinbeck and put negative thoughts in his head. From then on John Steinbeck decided to no longer write any fiction.
In conclusion, John Steinbeck was an admirable author. His life gave him great inspiration that led to his success through his stories. His writings gave sensible depictions and showed immense emotion, this gave him many accomplishments. Although most of his work was fiction it still gave you an insight into John Steinbeck’s life. I think many can agree that his books and novels will be remembered and enjoyed for a long …show more content…
Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 22 May 2017.
Cerce, Danica. “The Perception of John Steinbeck's Work in Slovenia.” The Steinbeck Review, vol. 3, no. 2, 2006, pp. 63–78. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41582017.
Susan Shillinglaw. "Steinbeck, John"; http://www.anb.org/articles/16/16-01561.html; American National Biography Online Feb. 2000.
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After failing for a few years he finally had a book that sparked his fame, this book was Tortilla Flat (1935). After that Steinbeck started writing many stories which became popular. Some of his best known stories include Of Mice and Men (1937), …show more content…
In the 1940’s his books and novels weren’t selling as well as the others. Also during this time he divorced his wife Carol in 1943. He then moved in with his new wife Gwendolyn Conger in that same year. They had two sons together, but right after their marriage also fell apart. They ended up divorcing in the year 1948, that year he also lost a good friend that made Steinbeck detach from things. After he finally got married to his third and final wife Elaine Scott in 1950. With her he moved to New York and there he stayed. Then in 1962 John Steinbeck won a Nobel Prize for literature. This was because his writings, although it was fiction it showed rational labour work and expectations of people during that time. Not long after the New York Times then posted an article titled “Does a Writer with a moral Vision of the 1930’s Deserve the Nobel Prize?” This infuriated Steinbeck and put negative thoughts in his head. From then on John Steinbeck decided to no longer write any fiction.
In conclusion, John Steinbeck was an admirable author. His life gave him great inspiration that led to his success through his stories. His writings gave sensible depictions and showed immense emotion, this gave him many accomplishments. Although most of his work was fiction it still gave you an insight into John Steinbeck’s life. I think many can agree that his books and novels will be remembered and enjoyed for a long …show more content…
Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 22 May 2017.
Cerce, Danica. “The Perception of John Steinbeck's Work in Slovenia.” The Steinbeck Review, vol. 3, no. 2, 2006, pp. 63–78. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41582017.
Susan Shillinglaw. "Steinbeck, John"; http://www.anb.org/articles/16/16-01561.html; American National Biography Online Feb. 2000.
Access Date: Mon May 22 2017 18:13:41 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight