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    5th century AD overtime Literary works have been develop such as novel, poems, and short stories. Short Stories are described has miniature versions of books or novels, where an author takes a tale and crams it into a ten to twenty page story. John Steinbeck is not only a well-known novelist, but also writes short stories like “The Chrysanthemums” and “Flight”. In Steinbeck’s “The Chrysthemums” Elisa Allen is married to a negligent ranch owner. While her husband works on the ranch, Elisa tends to

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    (Juana) put her lips down over the puncture and sucked hard and spat and sucked again (John Steinbeck Pg 6)” this got rid of enough poison to save Coyotito’s life.. Then there are some of the smaller things as Steinbeck really likes to show how often Juana tended to Coyotito: “Juana laid Coyotito on the blanket” ( Pg 15 ) and “she dressed Coyotito in the clothes she had prepared for his baptism” ( Pg 44 ). Steinbeck then wrote all of these examples too: " ’The doctor,’ she said. ‘Go to get the doctor

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    Essay on John Steinbeck

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    John Steinbeck 	 John Steinbeck was a famous American author who wrote from the 1920 to the 1940. Steinbeck was constantly moving across the country trying to succeed as a writer. John Steinbeck lived a life of constant up and downs, successes and failures before he landed on his feet and became a famous author. 	John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California on February 27, 1902. He was the only son and the third child of John Ernst Steinbeck and Olive Hamilton. Steinbeck's father

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    John Steinbeck Symbolism

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    The Pearl, a book written by John Steinbeck, teaches a lesson about how a person can be swayed by greed. In the story, John Steinbeck uses three literary devices to help the reader understand the story better. Through foreshadowing, John Steinbeck explains how others are swayed by greed. For example, Kino himself, the villagers, and the pearl buyers are mesmerized by the pearl. Lastly, symbolism is used in the story, such as the pearl being evil luck. The author shows how Kino is overcome with greed

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    John Steinbeck Essay

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    John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California, a farming community with of about 2500 people. He was the third of four children and the only son of John Ernst and Olive Hamiton Steinbeck. His sisters Beth and Esther were much older than John and he felt closest to Mary, the youngest. He spent his childhood and adolescence in the Salinas Valley, which he later called “the salad bowl of the nation.” John’s mother, Olive, was the daughter of Irish immigrants. She left her parents’

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    Life of John Steinbeck

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    author or writer? One of the famous American writer was John Steinbeck. He earned a Nobel prize of literature from his American classic novels that he had written in the past. The Nobel prize was not the only award that he had earned for his literature, he earned different awards for his writings also (John Stein..). John Steinbeck is a man who had overcome different obstacles and being successful in life. Everyone has a life history, John Steinbeck also has a history of his own. His life story began

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    John Emst Steinbeck was bom on Febmary 27, 1902, in Salinas, Califomia. The time and place of his birth are important because Steinbeck matured as an artist in his early thirties and during the darkest days of the Depression, and his most important fictions are set in his beloved Salinas Valley. In one sense, Steinbeck's location in time and place may have made him a particularly American artist. Bom just after the closing of the frontier, Steinbeck grew up with a fmstrated modem America and witnessed

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    In 1902, John Steinbeck, a renowned twentieth century novelist was born in Salinas, California. Before he was born his father moved to the West and became a manager at a flower mill; he later married a strong characterized woman named Olive Hamilton. Because the Steinbeck family became well known in Salinas, Mrs. Steinbeck was involved in many social activities. As a child, this caused Steinbeck and his two sisters to believe that she spent more time with others than she does with them. However

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    John Steinbeck, the author of various forms of literature, was also known as the “writer of the 1930’s” (2). Throughout his career, he found himself writing through many periods and eras. Periods, such as the Postwar period and the World War II era, gave Steinbeck different introspective, which helped write with numerous different styles (2). His background, education, and accomplishments all help define the person who John Steinbeck was.     On February 27th, 1902, John Ernst Steinbeck was born

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    John Steinbeck Essay

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    John Steinbeck A novelist is someone who writes novels, or writes a fancy work of fiction which often has a complicated plot, many major and minor characters, a significant theme, and several varied settings. A novelist will use literary devices such as characterization, tone, symbolism, imagery, and figurative language. John Steinbeck, an American novelist, uses many literary devices such as metaphors, similes, imagery, and figurative language along with excellent descriptive words to develop

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