... of family, regarding the consequences of seemingly harm acts, and regarding how to achieve true happiness. Yet, despite these various goals, Steinbeck manages to fit in rare forms of art. If such art is not his own handwriting, it is that of others. In chapters thirty and thirty two, Steinbeck includes Black Marigolds, a translated extract from the Sanskrit, written by Chauras, a young ... his guest. The poem, in its original form in the Sanskrit, was written by Chauras, a young Kashmiri poet. Imprisoned as a teenager for having a secret affair with the daughter of the Indian King, the ...

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• Grade Level: High School