John Steinbecks Of Mice and Men

Everyone has a special calling in life. It may take a while to figure out exactly what it is, but you will know when you have found it. allings expose a persons true purpose of life. !fter many wives and many "obs, John Steinbeck found his two true loves, Elaine !nderson Scott and writing. #e put all of his effort into his writing and worked so hard that he was awarded with the $obel %ri&e. 'ollow your dreams and you will be rewarded in the end. John Steinbeck led a very interesting life that started with his birth on 'ebruary (), *+,(. #e was born the second of four children, Eli&abeth, Esther and -ary. .eing raised on a farm in Salinas, alifornia, Steinbeck was exposed to many different walks of life. #is mother was /live #amilton, and his father was John Ernest. /live #amilton was a school teacher, while John Ernest was a bookkeeper. Steinbecks family was of 0erman, English, and Irish descent. #is family belonged to the Episcopal hurch, but John later became !gnostic. John married three times. #e first married a woman named aral #enning .rown in *+1,, but they divorced in *+2(. #is second wife was 0wyndolyn onger in *+21, a year after the first divorce. 0wyndolyn and John had two children together, 3homas -yles and John Steinbeck I4. 3homas -yles was born in *+22, while John I4 was born two years later in *+25. 3his family stayed together for five years because Steinbeck divorced 0wyndolyn in *+26. #is last and final marriage was to a woman named Elaine !nderson Scott in *+7,. Since John and his family lived on a ranch, his experiences and surroundings inspired many of his books. 3rips and adventures that he took with his friends later in life inspired him as well. Steinbeck shared his wonderful knowledge through his fictional writings.

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Suniga, Lozano, Eberhart 8hile living on his ranch, Steinbeck experience and was made aware of the darker parts of a migrant workers life. !ll different types of migrant workers came and went on the farm. John Steinbecks story9driven imagination fused with all of the stories he heard. It was almost like the book was being written right in front of him. #e combined live stories of toil and hard work with fictional names. 3his is how the plot for Of Mice and Men was born. 3he book is usually said to be extremely heartfelt because it involves Steinbecks personal memories. 3he two men in the book represent him and his friend, Ernest #emmingway. Of Mice and Men takes place during the 0reat :epression and contains three certain social conditions. 3hese three conditions were sexism, realism, and racism. 3here was a lot of ine;uality in the book, but the characters in the story learn to accept each other and e;uality by the end of the novel. Some people may say that this story is over sentimental, but sometimes people "ust want to relive and share memories. John Steinbeck wrote many books that were controversial, honest, and eye opening with his great passion for writing. .ecause of this, he won the $obel %ri&e. In his acceptance speech, Steinbeck did not disappoint. In fact, Steinbeck talked about the philosophy of life in his $obel %ri&e !cceptance Speech. 3he philosophy of life is a sense of life where the focus is resolving the existential ;uestions about the human condition. 3he human situation appears to be a struggle between existence and essence. 3he $obel %ri&e is an international award administered by the $obel 'oundation in Stockholm, Sweden. ! person or organi&ation awarded the $obel <aureate receives a medal, personal diploma, a cash award, and recognition. Steinbeck was one of the few people who received this special award and made a great speech to get his point across. 3he philosophy of life that was revealed in his acceptance speech was that people need to spend time to learn and understand each other and not to "ust "udge. #e talked about the responsibilities of

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Suniga, Lozano, Eberhart writers and authors. #e said that they need not to be meek like a mouse but roar like a lion. It is their duty to discuss the faults and victories of mankind. 3heir "ob is to emphasi&e our past so that we can learn for the future. John Steinbeck eventually found his life9long goal as an author. #e wrote many great books based on his personal experiences. #e worked so hard at everything he tried to do and was rewarded. 3hroughout his whole life, Steinbeck was trying to get one special point across. Steinbeck wanted to prove the point that dreams in life can get people through very tough times, even if those dreams never get to come true.

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