What were the key influences or events in John Steinbecks life?

Answer 1

John Steinbeck was influenced by a scientist rather than a writer. He listed Charles Darwin as his greatest influence. Steinbeck found his niche writing about the various working classes whose fates took them west to California. He won both the Pulitzer as well as the Nobel Prize for his literature.

Answer 2

One of John Steinbeck's influences was Sir Thomas Malory. Another major influence was Edward Flanders Ricketts, a marine biologist who impressed Steinbeck with his dedication and patience when it came to research.

Answer 3

One key event in John Steinbeck's life is that he wrote Of Mice and Men in 1937. In 1940 he won the Pulitzer Prize Fiction Award for The Grapes of Wrath.

Answer 4

Ernest Hemingway was one of John Steinbeck's main writing role models. He is thought to have modeled much of his writing style after Hemingway's.

Answer 5

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