“Literature is as old as speech. It grew out of human need for it, and it has not changed except to become more needed.” John Steinbeck, Nobel Prize Acceptance.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck’s life…  Born February 27, 1902, Salinas California, County of Monterey mom was a school teacher,

Advertisements

Of Mice and Men. John Ernst Steinbeck Biography Born in Salinas, California, on February 27 Parents encouraged his love of writing Learned about ranch.

Biographical Information and Novel Overview John Steinbeck and Of Mice and Men.

The Red Pony. Born in Salinas, California, on February 27 Parents encouraged his love of writing Learned about ranch life as a teen during summers These.

John Steinbeck nobel prize winner 1962 Hester Wiarda 6E.

John Steinbeck B I O G R A P H Y. John Steinbeck was one of the best- known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century.

Author biography information for John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck ( ) Key Information Steinbeck’s Formative Years Born 1902 in Salinas, California Parents upper-middle class family, aspiring to.

Background- Biography, Works, Themes & Philosophy, Style.

Who Was John Steinbeck? Born in 1902 in Salinas, California

John Steinbeck “I learned long ago that you cannot tell how you will end by how you stat”

JOHN STEINBECK By : Lourdes Cortez and Mariah Garza.

JOHN STEINBECK “I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.” -Steinbeck.

John Steinbeck One of our great California writers.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Introduction. John Steinbeck Born February 27, 1902 – Salinas, CA (Died 1968) ◦ Grandson of German and Irish immigrants.

JOHN STEINBECK An Introduction.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Context. The American Dream The American Dream: Everyone has a dream to strive for. The poor ranch hands wish to be.

JOHN STEINBECK. EARLY LIFE John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California with his mother Olive Hamilton Steinbeck, his father John.

INTRO TO STEINBECK East of Eden. STRUCTURE & STYLE Third person limited omniscient (kinda…)  Seen through the eyes of a Hamilton descendent… Simple sentence.

JOHN STEINBECK’S CALIFORNIA His Land and His People A presentation by Jim Koenig.

The Grapes of Wrath Ondřej Škarka II.A

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. I. John Steinbeck:

By: John Steinbeck. Born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California Made the decision to become a writer at age 14 Enrolled at Stanford University in.

Of Mice and Men By: John Steinbeck Introduction and History.

Steinbeck Background Info. John Steinbeck Believed in the political power of fiction and wrote to deliver a message Believed in the.

Of Mice and Men A novella by John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck ( ) Born in Salinas, CA Born in Salinas, CA Father was a local official Father was.

“The Grapes of Wrath” “Of Mice and Men”. Born in Salinas, California Father, Ernest, tried several jobs to care for his family Owned a feed and grain.

Of Mice and Men. John Ernst Steinbeck Biography Born in Salinas, California, on February 27 Parents encouraged his love of writing Learned about ranch.

Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck.

2008/02/elmicecont01.jpg aqFFg/SdMC695qW1I/AAAAAAAACyk /LrlG-l3p9-Y/s320/John+Steinbeck.jpg.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Published in 1937.

John Steinbeck ( ). Champion of the working class  … the migrant worker  … the underprivileged  … the blue collar worker  … the misfit  …

Author Introduction John Steinbeck. Author Introduction John Steinbeck  John Steinbeck is considered one of the greatest American writers of all time.

John Steinbeck John Steinbeck 1902 – A Look at the Author A Look at the Author  Born February 27 th in 1902 in Salinas, California, the 3 rd of.

The American Dream Continuing the unit, we will study John Steinbeck and several of his novels. Click for Refresher: Unit Questions 1.

An introduction to his life and his novel Of Mice and Men

THE GREAT DEPRESSION The American Dream Working hard leads to opportunity Pulling yourself up from your bootstraps.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck Background Full Name: –John Ernst Steinbeck Place of Birth: – Salinas, California Heritage: – Father was County Treasurer and.

John Steinbeck BY: Simon Tran, Sarah Stanley, Molly Spiller, Rachel Fleener.

The Road to the 20 th Century What was going on in America in the early 1900’s?

John Steinbeck Early Years Born February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California Mom was a teacher Dad was a county treasurer Graduated from.

Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck was born in 1902 in Salinas, California, a region that became the setting for much of his fiction, including.

February 27, 1902 to December 20,  February 27, 1902  German and Irish Ancestry  Father: John Steinbeck, Sr. ◦ County Treasurer  Mother: Olive.

“The Grapes of Wrath”. Born in Salinas, California Father, Ernest, tried several jobs to care for his family Owned a feed and grain store Managed a flour.

John Steinbeck Short Biography and…stuff… SO TAKE NOTES! TEST! WOW!

Shannon White & Ashlynn Burk Word press Web

John Steinbeck Slides provided by

Of Mice And Men Project By: Elice Mao (biographer) By: Elice Mao (biographer)

John Steinbeck ( ). His Life Born and raised in Salinas, Ca. Born and raised in Salinas, Ca. Attended Stanford Attended Stanford Focused on Marine.

John Steinbeck Author Study-7 th Grade ELA By: Dylan Gavin.

“Harvest Gypsies” (non-fiction, 1936)

Introduction: The Grapes of Wrath

Biography and Literary Style

Timeline For John Ernst Steinbeck.

Travels with Charley in Search of America

John steinbeck The Red Pony.

John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men 1.

John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902

John steinbeck Of Mice and Men.

John steinbeck Of Mice and Men.

The pearl by john steinbeck

John steinbeck Of Mice and Men.

John steinbeck Of Mice and Men.

John Steinbeck B I O G R A P H Y.

John steinbeck Of Mice and Men.

John steinbeck Of Mice and Men.

John steinbeck Of Mice and Men.

John steinbeck Of Mice and Men.

Presentation transcript:

“Literature is as old as speech. It grew out of human need for it, and it has not changed except to become more needed.” John Steinbeck, Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech, 1962

John Steinbeck

Early Life Born in Salinas, California, 1902 Parents were John Steinbeck, Sr. and Olive Steinbeck Mother, a former schoolteacher, fostered Steinbeck’s love of reading

Worked on California ranches during summers; impressions of California people and land Attended Stanford University Studied English, then independent study Did not earn degree

Career Left Stanford for New York to write Unsuccessful; returned to CA after a few years

Held odd jobs: –journalist –laborer on construction of Madison Square Garden –fruit picker –caretaker of Lake Tahoe estate

Writings First three novels were unsuccessful: –Cup of Gold, 1929 –Pastures of Heaven, 1932 –To a God Unknown, 1933

Tortilla Flat, 1935 –first success –focuses on unemployed drifters of Monterey, CA In Dubious Battle, 1936 –deals with strikes of CA migratory workers –drew critics’ anger

Of Mice and Men, 1937 The Grapes of Wrath, 1939 –Pulitzer Prize winner –story of Oklahoma tenant farmers who move to California, become migrant workers

Other works: The Red Pony The Pearl Cannery Row East of Eden The Winter of Our Discontent

Nobel Prize for Literature, 1962 –highest honor a writer can earn

Steinbeck died in New York City, 1968