John steinbeck biography powerpoint sample

  • John Steinbeck was an American author born in 1902 in Salinas, California.
  • Explore the early life and career of John Steinbeck from his upbringing in Salinas, California to his iconic works like "Of Mice and Men".
  • Steinbeck wrote of Mice and Men based on a lot of what was true to his life.

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    John Steinbeck

  • 1. John Steinbeck an American author

  • 2. Beginnings… Born February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California Father John Steinbeck Sr. was the county treasurer Mother Olive was a former school teacher John spent summers working as a hired hand on neighboring farms and ranches

  • 3. Love of Literature… Mom encouraged John to both read and write 1919 Attended Stanford University as an English major but he left in 1925 without graduating Went to New York to pursue a writing career

  • 4. Yawn! John Steinbeck couldn’t find a publisher in New York so he went home to California where he wrote three novels. They were published but were virtually ignored!  Cup of Gold Pastures of Heaven To a God Unknown

  • 5. 1935 Success Novel #4 Tortilla Flat won the California Commonwealth Club's Gold Medal for best novel by a California author Encouraged, Steinbeck continued to write and was again rewarded with…

  • 6. 1940 Pulitzer Prize For excellence in American Literature the Pulit
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    John Steinbeck: An Introduction to a Life of Writing

  • John Steinbeck An Introduction to a life of Writing

  • Early Life John Ernst Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902, in Salinas, California. The house in Salinas, California is where John Steinbeck lived until he was 17 years old. Steinbeck spent his Summers working on nearby ranches and later with migrants on the huge Spreckels ranch.

  • Family Background Steinbeck's grandfather changed the family name from Grossteinbeck to Steinbeck when he immigrated to the United States. His father, John Steinbeck, Sr., served as the Monterey County Treasurer. His mother, Olive (Hamilton) Steinbeck, a former school teacher, fostered Steinbeck's love of reading and writing. He was of German American and Irish American descent.

  • Salinas Salinas was a small Californian town with fertile land. In Salinas Valley the fields farms and forests help set the setting of some of his short stories. During this time, Steinbeck became aware of

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    John Steinbeck

  • 1. John Ernest Steinbeck Maddie Johnson Period 4 http://showclix.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/steinbeck-1961.jpg

  • 2. Background • Born: Salinas, California February 27, 1902 • German and Irish ancestry • Father: John Steinbeck • Mother: Olive (Hamilton) Steinbeck http://pics2.city-data.com/city/maps/fr140.png

  • 3. Important Dates • Graduated high school 1919 • Published first book in 1929 • 1930: Married first wife http://roberto-rodriguez.com/files/page0_blog_entry10_1.jpg

  • 4. Education • Graduated Salinas High School • Attended Stanford University • Left Stanford in 1925 http://salinasteenhealth.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/salinas_high.38233143.jpg

  • 5. Books Written • Pastures of Heaven(1932) • In Dubious Battle(1936) • Of Mice and Men(1937) • The Moon fryst vatten Down(1942) • Cannery Row(1945) • A Russian Journal(1948) • East of Eden(1952) • Journal of a Novel(1969) http://www.arbookclub.com/covers/miceandmen.gif http://insight.blogzine.jp/photos/