INTRO TO STEINBECK East of Eden

STRUCTURE & STYLE Third person limited omniscient (kinda…)  Seen through the eyes of a Hamilton descendent… Four “sections” Simple sentence structure Lyrical sensory descriptions (see Ch. 1)

MOOD & TONE Mood: overall feeling of work  Tense, fearful, angry, anxious  30-31, 59 Tone: author’s attitude/voice created by mood  Somber, depressed, frank, blunt  Dry humor, subtle understatment  11, 43

SALINAS VALLEY

King City

Valley View

GABILAN MOUNTAINS

Gabilan Mountains “I remember that the Gabilan Mountains to the east of the valley were light gay mountains full of sun and loveliness and a kind of invitation, so that you wanted to climb into their warm foothills almost as you want to climb into the lap of a beloved mother.” (p. 3)

Santa Lucia Range

“The Santa Lucias stood up against the sky to the west and kept the valley from the open sea, and they were dark and brooding---unfriendly and dangerous. I have always found in myself a dread of west and a love of east.” (p. 3)

The Salinas River

“It was not a fine river at all, but it was the only one we had and so we boasted about it—how dangerous it was in a wet winter and how dry it was in a dry summer. You can boast about anything if it’s all you have. Maybe the less you have, the more you are required to boast.” (p. 4)

Flowers in Chapter 1 LUPIN POPPIES MUSTARD BUTTERCUPS INDIAN PAINTBRUSH HAREBELLS

JOHN STEINBECK’S LIFE Born: February 27, 1902 in Salinas, CA Father = John Steinbeck, Sr served as County Treasurer Mother= Olive Hamilton was a former school teacher and fostered in him a love a reading and the written word. Maternal grandparents were Sam and Liza Hamilton from the novel.

STEINBECK’S LIFE Studied at Stanford but never graduated. Learned about his subjects by working on local ranches, hanging out with migrant workers, studying the way people talked

STEINBECK’S LIFE Cup of Gold was first novel (written in Lake Tahoe) First critical success was Tortilla Flat Most famous work was Grapes of Wrath  Pulitzer Prize-winner portrayed ugly side of capitalism

STEINBECK’S LIFE He was a very private man with a deep love and admiration for the downtrodden. His works reflect his social conscience. Married three times (one wife may be portrayed in “Cathy”)

East of Eden (1952) Wrote this for his sons (tell heritage) Considered it his greatest work Made into a movie Most autobiographical novel

Died in 1968-buried in Salinas

Journey of a Novel “In East of Eden, I will tell the greatest story of all— of good and evil, strength and weakness, of love and hate, of beauty and ugliness. I shall try to demonstrate how these doubles are inseparable— how neither can exist without the other and how out of their groupings creativity is born.” John Steinbeck

REVIEW HOMEWORK: Track examples of happiness  w/a group of 3-4, sketch assigned character on board  Include a quotation (page #) for support Also note examples of “good” and “evil” (Hobbes v. Rousseau)  Add to sketch with quotations/page numbers