John Steinbeck's Influence His Work

Half way through the book, the author besides pulling the reader’s attention to the story, also aimed for the question for his work. In 10th grade I came across to such a captivating work of literature by Steinbeck. After reading one of Steinbeck’s books, Of Mice and Men, I anxiously began to wonder what exactly influenced his work. Steinbeck’s work besides applying his characters to an specific time of history, in a very creative way he also displayed a realistic exposure of ordinary problems. Similar to most writers, Steinbeck also had multiple reasons for his writing. Most of those reasons were influenced by his own will, but also by those who surrounded him in his life. At a young age, Steinbeck was inspired to write by some of his loved

Most of Steinbeck’s writings represent the lifestyle during the Great Depression. Some examples are his characters from some of his books; they represent the working class Americans during the time of an unstable economy. Steinbeck grew up in a small rural town, Salinas, California, where he spent the majority of his life there. Steinbeck initiated his farming journey when he started to work on the nearby ranches. With this in mind, as a young adult Steinbeck began to work in the fields. Eventually, Steinbeck came across to working with immigrants on these farms. Around this environment, he realized the poor conditions of the tough lives for these working immigrants. Ultimately, these workers then influenced Steinbeck to writing the characters in Of Mice And Men. Just like in the book, the immigrants whom he worked with, were also struggling. Then, the conflicts during the Great Depression, such as the severe poor economy; it was portrayed in his works of literature. During those years, certain places required the help from workers, but it wasn't always easy to access to a job. Besides, if these workers were eligible for working in farms, as poor immigrants, their roles in society were limited. For example, in Of Mice And Men, the main theme was the reality of nature. Steinbeck acknowledged the significant impact of the dark side of the human nature, so he incorporated this

One of Steinbeck’s main reason for writing was to explain the inexplicable, and this became a hobby of his. Steinbeck believes that when it comes to writing you must believe that there’s a purpose. With this mind, his devotion to writing influenced him to bring out his work. As a writer, Steinbeck also believes that it's important to have written pieces that offers readers to lean on to that. In addition, another reason why he writes is because it's a connection for him of letting out his thoughts. As a matter of fact, he even confessed that once he’s done writing a book, he believes that the book is worthless. Because Steinbeck is so passionate about writing, his mindset concludes that each book should be written as if it was the last book. Given this, the practice from this idea encouraged him to write even