Salinas Valley

The Savior “Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I 'm most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me.” Anne Hathaway Hathaway expresses what we are all afraid of, but are afraid to admit. At one point in life, we feel the need of being alone due to things we may be facing, such as stressful situations, not having someone who cares or loves you. However, we can’t isolate ourselves from everyone. We need people…

Lying on his bed in a hot cabin in Salinas Valley, Lennie Small discreetly plays with his new born puppy. Suddenly, his friend and mentor figure, George Milton realizes Lennie’s flawed actions and turns to the bigger man, instructing him to “get right up an’ take this pup back to the nest,” (39). George warns Lennie that he may kill the new born due to its extremely small size and young age, foreshadowing Lennie’s accidental murder of the fledgling dog later on. Much like these two men from John…

start from innocence- hemmingway(use this as conclusion) The obscurity of one’s character can prove to be an essential trait. In the novel, East of Eden, John Steinbeck dramatizes the ongoing conflict between good and evil in the society of the Salinas Valley through the individuals of the Hamilton and Trask families. Caleb, in particular, stands out to be the epitome of a morally ambiguous character. Having the versatile ability to express conflicting intentions; good and evil, love and hatred,…

What inspires a person to write the way he or she does? Is there a relationship between a story’s text and the author? In John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums,” the main character, Elisa Allen, cherishes her chrysanthemums, yet her femininity is unnoticed. The flattery she receives from the tinker gives her hope; however, it is, specifically, false hope, in that the attention that she gains causes more frustration over how she, like other women of her time, is treated by men, including Henry,…

Traipsing through the forest in the hot Salinas Valley of Northern California, Lennie Small and his caretaker and friend George Milton, sweat pouring down their faces, rejoice as they approach the small pond in front of them. John Steinbeck, author of Of Mice and Men, uses this water break as a chance to describe these two main characters, the first instance of their continual comparison and contrast throughout the novel. Steinbeck describes George as “small and quick, dark of face, with…

is central to examining the novella from a Marxist perspective. Written in 1937, Of Mice and Men tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two nomadic farm hands who travel together in search of work across the ranches of California’s Salinas Valley. New historicism and naturalism form the basis of most of the original critical perspectives of the novella…

Lukas Knauss Mrs. Lutrell American Literature 05 February 2018 The short novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck is a classic story that has been read and taught by thousands of people since it was first published in 1937. Of Mice and Men isn’t popular simply for the amazing story it tells, but also for of the many themes and ideas about life and society that Steinbeck develops through the use of character development throughout the text. Although the book was released in 1937, many of…

In the context of literature, an author can be influenced by what is happening in the world around them. For example, Jack London wrote stories that took place in Alaska based off of his time in Alaska, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote his book The Great Gatsby based off of his experiences in New York circa 1920, and Mark Twain wrote his novels using the same settings as what he was accustomed to in Mississippi. John Steinbeck also fits into this statement, as he was influenced by the Great Depression…

By the 1930’s, bankruptcies, foreclosures, and poverty ravaged American Society in which writers started to think of themselves as activists as many of them contained economic crises and social injustices of their time in their political fiction. During this time of political differences, John Steinbeck arose to become “the voice of American conscience,” in which he focused on “the enduring human capacity for survival” (Verde 112). Throughout all of his contemporary literary works, Steinbeck…

extraterrestrial visitors; now, according to Mexican UFO experts, there was proof that the chupacabra was E.T. himself” (Davis 48). On the other hand, the Mexican people thought that the Chupacabra was a representation of how the president of Mexico Carlos Salinas and how he “sucked the blood out of the country” (Davis 48). As time went on there were more people that claimed to may have seen the…