What were john steinbeck's subjects in his writings?

Answer 1

Most of Steinbeck's work is about real people with real problems. He focused on their inner desires, virtues, and vices. With the exception to Cathy (also called Kate and Katie) in East of Eden, no character seems to be an ideal--whether good or evil. He chooses to make his characters complex with dualities of virtue and vice.

He also wrote frequently of Salinas, California and Monterrey, California.

Steinbeck often focuses on people of low social standing and character. He often writes of pimps, prostitutes, the violent, and alcoholics (see East of Eden, Of Mice and Men, Cannery Row, Sweet Thursday, Tortilla Flat, etc.).

Historically speaking, Steinbeck often writes of misplaced workers of the Great Depression and those who vie against negative social forms and government (Grapes of Wrath, In dubious Battle, etc.).

Answer 2

Steinbeck chooses words and shapes phrases with intellectual choices. However, his word choice seems always to be as simple as he can make it. Steinbeck writes of real life and real people. He uses a lot of dialogue, and his characters often speak in non-standard dialects. Despite being a gifted writer with a phenomenal vocabularly, Steinbeck never let the grandeur of his words overwhelm the content of his story.

Answer 3

The subjects of John Steinbeck's books are based on the poor people.