John SteinbeckCREATING A SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS EXPERIENCE IN 20th CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE

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Focused on group behavior earlier on and then focused on individual moral responsibility to ones self and community

Steinbecks WorksContributionsOpened peoples eyes to the harsh realities of life in rural AmericaGrapes of Wrath inspired legislation to help farm workers

Believed that characters must be seen in relation to their environment.Wrote two war novels to encourage patriotism16 novels, collection of short stories, 4 screen plays, 3 travel narratives, a translation and 2 published journals

InfluencesHistoricaland Social InfluencesThe Great DepressionNature and EnvironmentImmigrant Farm WorkersCommunismVietnam War

World War II

PeopleInfluencesEd RickettsMotherSociety as a WholePeople he met while working

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Resources

Baym, Nina, ed.Norton Anthology of American Literature. 8th ed. New York: W. W. Norton, 2012. Print.

Lau, Vivian. "John Steinbeck - A Historical Documentary."YouTube. YouTube, 24 Mar. 2014. Web. 6 Sept. 2015.

"National Steinbeck Center."John Steinbeck Biography. National Steinbeck Center. Web. 6 Sept. 2015.