John steinbeck biography powerpoint projects
John Ernest Steinbeck was an American author born in Salinas, California in He wrote several famous novels including Of Mice and Men, East of Eden, and.
John Steinbeck was an American author born in in Salinas, California.!
John Steinbeck 1902-1968.
Presentation on theme: "John Steinbeck 1902-1968."— Presentation transcript:
1 John Steinbeck
2 Best Known For… Grapes of Wrath (1939) East of Eden (1952)
Of Mice and Men (1937)Cannery Row (1945)Tortilla Flat (1935)
3 Steinbeck’s Career & Significance
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Grapes of Wrath 1939Nobel Prize in Literature 1962“The writer is delegated to declare and to celebrate man's proven capacity for greatness of heart and spirit—for gallantry in defeat, for courage, compassion and love.
In the endless war against weakness and despair, these are the bright rally flags of hope and of emulation. I hold that a writer who does not believe in the perfectibility of man has no dedication nor any membership in literature.”— Steinbeck Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
4 Not everyone thought Steinbeck deserved the awards…
His works were political;He was concerned with the “everyman,” or “the proletariat;”Steinbeck writes with “social vision” a