John Steinbeck moved to New York City to follow his dream of writing. For a few years Steinbeck worked two jobs to support himself. One was as a fruit picker and the other was as a journalist. In New York City he tried to establish himself as a free-lance writer, but failed. The only pleasant thing he received from New York was his wife. Steinbeck married in 1930 and decided to return to Salinas, his hometown, with his new companion. When steinbeck returned home his father, a government official in Salinas, provided the newly weds with a new home. John Steinbeck continued his on going dream of writing in his new home.

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Steinbeck’s first novel was Tortilla Flat. Tortilla Flat has been on

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John Steinbeck’s life was a box full of surprises. Starting with the very ironic fact that he didn’t graduate from college but still managed to win the Nobel Prize. Along with many other recognitions he has had in his lifetime Steinbeck has an amazing history. One can only dream of reaching his success. John Ernst Steinbeck made his dreams come true one after another. To the day of his death John Steinbeck was known as an exceptional literature writer. Steinbeck died in New York in 1968.

John Steinbeck had an enormous success with the novel Of Mice And Men. So much so that “on the evening of November 23, 1937 (Contemporary Literary Criticism p. 75)” the novel Of Mice And Men was turned into a theatrical play and performed in New York City. It was Steinbeck’s first novel to be converted into a play. The novel Of Mice And Men is a fictional, tragedy. It was published in 1937. The protagonists are George and Lennie, both are farm workers and the only family that they have is each other. George is the mentally strong, mature, responsible character. Lennie on the other hand is physically s

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