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June of 1967 was a chaotic month in Bolivian history that marked the beginning of over a decade of political disaster as a strike broke out at a mining complex during the festival of San Juan. The Bolivian army surrounded and captured the mining camps, killing eighty-seven citizens including men, women, and children. The San Juan Massacre represents the constant struggle Bolivian peasants faced throughout the 1970s to survive during a time when the political and economic environment acted…

John Steinbeck brings his realistic books and stories to life through his firsthand experience in Salinas, California (“Of Mice and Men” 241). He was born in Salinas and became very familiar with the people that lived and worked there (“Of Mice and Men” 241). Throughout Steinbeck’s life, he gained first hand experience with migrant laborers and a number of other events that influenced his writing (“Steinbeck, John” 230). Because Steinbeck lived in California, he also grew up in an environment of…

characters are viewed by society. Throughout the novel, settings such as the the Salinas river symbolize fate for the dreams of two migrant workers, George and Lennie. Crooks, an older black man, lives secluded from other workers due to a broken back. He stays in a barn known as his room. Crooks’ room is a symbol of the discrimination he undergoes for his race and disability that he has no control over. Steinbeck uses the Salinas river to symbolize…

“The Grapes of Wrath”. The vast majority of Steinbeck's work is set in southern and focal California, especially in the Salinas Valley and the California Coast Ranges. His work much of the time investigated the subjects of density, and foul play, particularly as connected to oppress or everyman heroes. John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California. He was the second of four children. He had three sisters named Mary, Esther, and Elizabeth. Named after…

little guy leave their home city because the big guy is not right in the head one day he grabs a lady's dress because it's pretty and she thinks she's getting raped. So they leave to Salinas CA to work in a farm where they want to save money for their dream ranch. But things go wrong. Mice and Men's location was salinas. Where it's all farm so it's boring and there's lots of land so their go men to work. Back in the day people used to go work get their paycheck and spend it at the nearest whore…

Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” with symbolism and allusions to Genesis. The characters in “Of Mice and Men” have goals that they want to achieve but have to make drastic sacrifices, shown by allusions to Genesis and symbolism. The scenery around the Salinas River consists of “...the yellow sands...and [the] rocky Gabilan Mountains”, with “...the hillside bank and runs deep and green…”, with plenty of trees and rabbits and deer (1). This setting is the safe space of George and Lennie, which…

Salinas 5in helping them grow and mature as a person; and 55% say it was very useful in helpingthem prepare for a job career” (Pew and Social Demographic Trends). When gaining acollege diploma, people have greater probability in living happier and healthy, because theyhave more opportunities and also they are able to earn more advantages compared to theircounterparts, that only have a high school diploma. People with college experience havegreater advantages, because throughout their college,…

Elisa is a lonely woman leading what seems like a mechanical life, her pride and focus is on her garden of chrysanthemums. They lived in Salinas Valley in the 1930’s where her husband raised cattle and she did nothing more then plant her garden and wonder about life outside of Salinas Valley. Henry, Elisa’s husband thinks like a business man and doesn’t share her glee to the garden. the tinker on the other hand in the process of trying to earn a buck, honeypots her with feign interest in them.…

issues in California. Steinbeck grew up in Salinas Valley, uncoincidentally where Of Mice & Men takes place. Steinbeck wrote to his friend in 1903 “I think I would like to write the story of this whole valley. Of all the little towns and all the farms and the ranches in the wilder hills.”1 Though Steinbeck was directing that towards the beauty of the town, Of Mice & Men declares the beauty as well as the tragedy of Lennie and George. Growing up in Salinas Valley definitely had an impact on the…

reflect the theme of confinement through the actions and words of the characters. From the very beginning of the short story, imagery is introduced and backs up the theme of confinement. Steinbeck uses phrases such as “…fog of wind closed off the Salinas Valley from the sky and from all the rest of the world,” “…closed pot,” and “lid” to represent the confinement of the characters to the rest of the world. We then meet Elisa who is working…