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John Steinbeck

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

JOHN STEINBECK

1902-1968

QUOTE:

"A SAD SOUL CAN KILL QUICKER THAN A GERM"

EARLY LIFE

  • Born February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California
  • Went to college at Stanford University

CONTINUED...

  • Met his first wife in California and got married in January 1930
  • Met Ed rickets; who taught him about philosophy and biology

WORKS

  • Published first novel Cup of Gold in 1929
  • Then published three shorter stories between 1930 and 1933
  • Published the Pastors of Heaven in 1932
  • Published the Red Pony in 1933

SUCCESS

  • Won California Common Wealth Clubs Gold metal with the novel Tortilla Flat in 1935
  • Nobel prize for Of Mice and Men
  • National book award for Grapes of Wrath

LATER LIFE

  • Became depressed after Ricketts death
  • Got married to Elaine Scott
  • Died in New York City on December 20,1968

QUOTE

"ONE CAN FIND SO MANY PAIN WHEN THE RAIN IS FALLING"

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