John Steinbeck

“The Chrysanthemums” is a story written by John Steinbeck which revolves around the main character Elisa Allen and reveals the relationship between Elisa and her husband, Henry. The writer explains that by communicating with other people, we can grow in the society. The main conflict in the story is that Elisa is not allowed to live a public life as compared to her husband. She is supposed to live a homebound life. This conflict implies that Elisa is expected to remain at home and subordinate to…

The story that we read is “Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. The story is about migrant workers who are friends, their names are George and Lennie. Lennie is big and strong, but also caring and gentle which makes readers sympathize for him. Lenny is caring. He cares for the people he meets and the animals as well. When George and Lennie are by the river, Lennie finds a dead mouse and wants to pet it. In the text, Lennie says “I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along.” (Page 6.)…

of the world,perfect as the moon”(steinbeck 10). To be precise, In the novella The Pearl by steinbeck, Kino is a very poor man that does not have money. Juana his wife and coyotito his son all live in a brush house in La Paz on the Gulf of Mexico.Kino decides to go pearl diving to find a pearl to help coyotito because he got stung by a scorpion. Therefore,When kino finds the pearl of the world it brings him great fortune and also great evil to his family. Steinbeck uses the theme of stick with…

In the story The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck, is about a housewife, Elisa who wants to be seen as more than a housewife. She has a unique talent of gardening, especially growing Chrysanthemums. However, her husband's, Henry does not see her hobby in a bright light as much as she’d like. She does not feel appreciated by her husband yet she can’t find the courage to tell him. The story is presented to readers through a 3rd person limited point of view. This point of view is necessary to the…

In the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, many symbolism takes place creating a great metaphorical parable. The story includes many insights of emotion and anxiety, making it very impactful to the audience. The aspects in the parables include the following; ways symbolism play a role, forms of techniques, and plot analysis. These aspects are just a few of the ways used in the story Of Mice and Men that give the story power over the readers. To elaborate, this book is more effective to…

When The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck was published in 1939 the U.S. was slowly recovering from one of the worst economic depressions in its history; many people lived in poverty after losing their businesses, homes, farms, etc. One part of the country was hit rather hard by this depression, an area known as the Dust Bowl; many farmers either abandoned or were forced off their farms and went west to find work. The Grapes of Wrath follows one family, the Joads, migrating west in search of…

In the riveting novel, The Pearl, John Steinbeck introduces us to a character, Kino, who faces rigorous attempts to provide for his family with materialist items with the discovery of the Pearl. Throughout the novel, Kino has had multiple opportunities to rid himself of the Pearl and ultimately defeat his obsession yet fails in each attempt. Being encouraged by those around him who see this strain it’s having on himself as a person, as well as the multiple environmental disturbances (like songs…

In John Steinbeck’s The Pearl, the Indigenous people of La Paz, Mexico are very poor compared to those of Spanish descent who have held the power for centuries. When the Indigenous pearl diver, Kino, finds a pearl that is assumed to be worth a large sum of money, the doctor sends someone to steal the pearl, the Priest visits Kino to persuade him into donating the pearl to the church, and the head pearl buyer sends trackers after Kino to kill him and gain the pearl. Both the Indigene and the…

It has been said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And in John Steinbeck’s novella The Pearl, beauty becomes evil and destructive. The pearl of beauty and value is found by a poor man named Kino and his life is changed forever when it corrupts him. The pearl is a tragedy disguised as a fortune, although Kino is unaware of that. Throughout the novel, Kino’s perspective on life changes as he copes with his resolutions of his internal conflicts. At the beginning of the story, the two…

how tenuous dreams can be, we think about how much agony we go through when our dreams are shattered. Dreams are extremely delicate and we aspire to achieve them, even though they may be unattainable. In the tragic novella Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Lennie, one of the stories protagonists, accidentally kills Curley’s Wife, a woman on the ranch. This destroys not only Lennie’s hopes for the future, but others too. Earlier in the novella, Curley’s Wife had dreams to become an actress, but…