... not put much effort into high school and college blind sided with the level of he had to do (22). Steinbecks mother became over protective of him. Olive Steinbeck wanted to see her son in a line of work that would guarantee a nice pay (23). Although Olive Steinbeck did not want Steinbeck going to Stanford, she came to terms with the fact that her son would have happiness as ... a writer (23). Olive Steinbeck made it a rule that Steinbeck check in at their family home weekly (23 ... before his career would pick up. "Tortilla Flat (1935) marked the turning point in Steinbecks literary ca...

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• Grade Level: High School

... his remarking that it was clear from the first that Steinbeck would never be "a literary naturalist" despite his interest in biology (French 57). In 1947, Snell thought Steinbeck still gave promise of being the "most gifted all-around novelist" (French 57). Lincoln Gibbs' "John Steinbeck: Moralist" is one of the few essays to handle the question of the morality of Steinbeck's fiction without revealing that the critic has some "institutional ... . The parallels that exist between Steinbeck's works and his upbringing are undeniable. Of Mice and Men is a typical Steinbeck novel in terms of ...

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• Grade Level: High School