Presents a brief history behind John Steinbeck's "Of mice and men, " and describes how the Great Depression and the author's life influenced the themes of the novel.
Presents a guide to John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath, " published near the end of the Great Depression, covering the plot; major themes and ideas; social, cultural, and historical influences; and critical response.
Unhappy after his parents move to a weird subdivision and become workaholics, thirteen-year-old Travis returns to his old Salinas neighborhood and becomes actively involved in saving the John Steinbeck Library and, at the same time, begins seeing characters from Steinbeck's books who seem to have a message for him.
Studies the non-fiction of John Steinbeck, consisting mainly of travelogues written during periods after his three most ambitious novels, and advances the thesis that there was an undeniable decline in the effective power of the author's work after World War II.
Presents a critical examination and interpretation of the fiction writings of twentieth-century American author John Steinbeck. Includes a chronology, bibliography, and index.
