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Steinbeck's mom read him Bible stories beginning at age 3, and both his ''Grapes of Wrath'' and ''East of Eden'' novels have strong biblical themes.
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Steinbeck's novels contained characters inspired by real persons, such as Cathy (an evil woman in ''East of Eden''), who was supposedly based on his reportedly unfaithful second wife Gwyndolyn Conger, and four characters in Steinbeck's books were based en
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→View of Women: Steinbeck was appalled at this distortion of his work.
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Steinbeck did not espouse a politically correct view of women.
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Steinbeck's writings generally reflect, with one notable exception, a higher respect for prostitutes than socially accepted women.
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Steinbeck: "I know now why confusion in government is not only tolerated but encouraged. I have learned. A confused people can make no clear demands."
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He was also masculine in his style, and a supporter of the Vietnam War who admired some of the military weaponry.
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Sample writing: "One thing late or early can disrupt everything around it, and the disturbance runs outward in bands like the waves from a dropped stone in a quiet pool"
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although Steinbeck disliked the movie's distortion of his work and asked that his name be taken off its promotion.
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known for describing human suffering, particularly among migrant workers.
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The movie versions of each of these are considered by many to be better than the books themselves.
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The titles of all three of Steinbeck's most prominent works were taken from the Bible (''The Grapes of Wrath'' and ''East of Eden'') or a poem (''Of Mice and Men'').
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But Steinbeck's later novels, including ''East of Eden'', are not considered as high in literary quality as his earlier works, culminating in ''The Grapes of Wrath''.
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They divorced in 1943, and soon afterwards Steinbeck married Gwedolyn “Gwyn” Conger, and they had two children.
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was an American author who attended Stanford University without graduating
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It is situated 17 miles east by car of Monterey and 60 miles south by car of San Jose.
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He forced his first wife to have an abortion, against her desire to keep the baby, which was botched to her severe harm.
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