John Steinbeck CREATING A SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS EXPERIENCE IN 20 th CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE
John SteinbeckCREATING A SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS EXPERIENCE IN 20th CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE
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Focused on group behavior earlier on and then focused on individual moral responsibility to ones self and community
Steinbecks WorksContributionsOpened peoples eyes to the harsh realities of life in rural AmericaGrapes of Wrath inspired legislation to help farm workers
Believed that characters must be seen in relation to their environment.Wrote two war novels to encourage patriotism16 novels, collection of short stories, 4 screen plays, 3 travel narratives, a translation and 2 published journals
InfluencesHistoricaland Social InfluencesThe Great DepressionNature and EnvironmentImmigrant Farm WorkersCommunismVietnam War
World War II
PeopleInfluencesEd RickettsMotherSociety as a WholePeople he met while working
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Resources
Baym, Nina, ed.Norton Anthology of American Literature. 8th ed. New York: W. W. Norton, 2012. Print.
Lau, Vivian. "John Steinbeck - A Historical Documentary."YouTube. YouTube, 24 Mar. 2014. Web. 6 Sept. 2015.
"National Steinbeck Center."John Steinbeck Biography. National Steinbeck Center. Web. 6 Sept. 2015.