In the 2016 presidential election, one of the leading candidates is Bernie Sanders. Many believe his success is due to the fact that he is a socialist, a person who believes that everyone should have the same amount of money. A man with similar beliefs, John Steinbeck believes a mix of socialism and biology, the belief that humans are a single part in the food chain. John Steinbeck has a unique writing style due to his rags to riches life story and a massive array of novels that show his views about society. Preceding his success as an author, Steinbeck had a unique childhood and life story.
On February 27, 1902, John Steinbeck came into this world (Web). His education helped make him a great author. In 1919, he graduated from Salinas High …show more content…
Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for The Grapes of Wrath (Pearl 306). He also won the O. Henry best story of the year award for The Murder, a short story (John 20). Sadly, after winning the Nobel Prize in literature, he only wrote nonfiction (Web). In a majority of his books, the setting was California (John 13). A common theme was telling how humans must work together or face bad consequences (Pearl 306). Steinbeck also wrote about normal people and problems (Web). His Inspiration to write came at age fifteen (Web). Steinbeck had some successful books as well as the opposite. Tortilla Flat hit the bestseller list (John 21). The Grapes of Wrath sold more than 430,000 copies after only a year (24). Another popular book was Of Mice and Men. The setting for it was on a ranch in King City, a place where Steinbeck had worked (Pearl 306). The Wayward Bus was disliked by reviewers yet sold fairly well (John 25). Cup of Gold, written in 1929, was Steinbeck’s first book (Web; John 17). To a God Unknown was a slightly popular book by Steinbeck (Sanna 21). The renowned author also wrote the script for the movie Life Boat (John 25). Sadly, though, in 1968 Steinbeck died of heart failure (Pearl
On February 27, 1902, John Steinbeck came into this world (Web). His education helped make him a great author. In 1919, he graduated from Salinas High …show more content…
Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for The Grapes of Wrath (Pearl 306). He also won the O. Henry best story of the year award for The Murder, a short story (John 20). Sadly, after winning the Nobel Prize in literature, he only wrote nonfiction (Web). In a majority of his books, the setting was California (John 13). A common theme was telling how humans must work together or face bad consequences (Pearl 306). Steinbeck also wrote about normal people and problems (Web). His Inspiration to write came at age fifteen (Web). Steinbeck had some successful books as well as the opposite. Tortilla Flat hit the bestseller list (John 21). The Grapes of Wrath sold more than 430,000 copies after only a year (24). Another popular book was Of Mice and Men. The setting for it was on a ranch in King City, a place where Steinbeck had worked (Pearl 306). The Wayward Bus was disliked by reviewers yet sold fairly well (John 25). Cup of Gold, written in 1929, was Steinbeck’s first book (Web; John 17). To a God Unknown was a slightly popular book by Steinbeck (Sanna 21). The renowned author also wrote the script for the movie Life Boat (John 25). Sadly, though, in 1968 Steinbeck died of heart failure (Pearl