Essays on John Steinbeck

The work project in the village of Loma was a reclamation project mandated by the reclamation district in the village’s northwestern outskirts. The author’s company was in charge of the project. It entailed draining swampy areas in order to raise agricultural field produce in order to duplicate the southern portion…

Of Mice and Men is a literary classic about a black man confined to a life of stable work, segregated from all other men. It emphasizes the black man’s inferior status, while addressing various themes and symbolism. The story is repetitive, returning to the same settings and ending in the…

John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath was first published in 1939. The narrative, and therefore the whole plot of the book, is built around the Joads, a family whose social experiences and everyday encounters paint a vivid picture of the oppressions, struggles, and bigotry faced by immigrants in America…

When we look back in time, we can’t help but see the patterns that color and characterize specific eras. For example, World War II defined the 1940s, also known as the “Fighting Forties.” The 1960s were marked by a challenge to and uprising against the status quo. Sure, this is…