... study literature at Stanford University. During his studies there he worked with underpaid manual laborers. He ended up dropping out of Stanford and joining the underpaid laborers for a job (Green). Prior to Steinbeck's life there was a lot of hate and discrimination going on in the world. There was racism and hatred toward African American people. and towards the Native American population. ... Steinbeck grew up learning and constantly hearing about these problems and events. These things influenced Steinbeck's writing through references to these problems throughout his literature (Tut...

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