... again, becomes a labor organizer. In this Pulitzer Prize-winning (1940) novel, Steinbeck alternates his narrative with serious discussion of the problems of migrant laborers.(Groliers) Of Mice and Men (1937; film, 1939), a short novel by John Steinbeck set in Salinas, Calif., has been called Steinbeck's most successful work. The novel deals with two migrant workers: Lennie, a physically powerful but mentally retarded ... of distinction. It was made into a play shortly after publication. These are just a few of his most well recognized works. (Grolier's) My report on of mice and men The ...

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... 1935. It was a collection of humorous short stories. In Dubious Battle was about a farm workers" strike in California. Two years later, one of his more successful and popular books, Of Mice and Men, was written. It was followed by The Long Valley, another collection of short stories, in 1938. The Grapes of Wrath, written in 1939, was perhaps Steinbeck's most famous novel, for which he ... only his grandfather ever really enters the story at any point. The story itself is about Adam Trask, who enters the story in chapter two. In chapter two, the point of view enters a more omniscient vie...

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