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

2. Biographical Info Born: February 27 th, 1902 at Salinas, California Father: John Steinbeck Sr. Mother: Olive Hamilton Steinbeck Grandfather: Johann Adolf GroBteinbeck (later changed to Steinbeck)

3. More Biographical Info Graduated from Salinas High School- 1919 Attended Stanford University until 1925 when he dropped out Moved to New York City to start a writing career Died December 20, 1968 John Steinbeck in his latter years

4. Novels by John Steinbeck Tortilla Flat (1935; film, 1942) In Dubious Battle (1936) Of Mice And Men (1937; films, 1939, 1999) The Red Pony (1937; film, 1949) The Grapes Of Wrath (1939,Pulitzer Prize; film, 1940) The Moon Is Down (1942; film, 1943) Cannery Row (1945; film, 1982) The Pearl (1947; film, 1948) The Wayward Bus (1947; film, 1957) Burning Bright (1950) East of Eden (1952; film, 1955) The Winter of Our Discontent (1961) Travels with Charley (1962)

5. Major Themes and Motifs in John Steinbeck’s stories -references California’s beauty -agriculture and farming -lack of wealth -death -traveling together

6. His place in [U.S.] literature is secure. And it lives on in the works of innumerable writers who learned from him how to present the forgotten man unforgettably.” -Charles Poore a writer for the new york times A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us. John Steinbeck

7. I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man has no dedication nor any membership in literature. John Steinbeck I know three things will never be believed - the true, theprobable, and the logical. John Steinbeck