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Essay Archive - John Steinbeck: A Common Man's Man
John Steinbeck: A Common Man's Man
"I never wrote two books alike", once said John Steinbeck (Shaw, 10). That
may be true, but I think that he wrote many of his novels and short stories
based on many of the same views. He often focused on social problems, like the “
haves” verses the "have nots", and made the reader want to encourage the
underdog. Steinbeck's back ground and concern for the common man made him one of
the best writers for human rights.
John Steinbeck was born in Salians, California and spent most of his life
there or around Salians, because of that he often modeled his stories and the
characters around t....
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