约翰 斯坦贝克 介绍 John Steinbeck PPT.pptVIP

约翰斯坦贝克介绍JohnSteinbeck

HislifeHewasborninSalinas,California,inalongvalleybetweentwomountainranges,whichheusedasthesettingformanyofhisstories.Hisfatherwasawell-to-doflourmillerwhoalsoservedasacountryofficial,andhismotherwasaschoolteacher.2

HislifeWithhisthreeoldersisters,theywereafamilywhoenjoyedbooks,soSteinbeckdidwellatschool.HeattendedauniversityinCaliforniaonandoffforfiveyears,studyingliteratureandtakingcoursesinwriting.3

MajorWorksIn1937,hewroteOfMiceandMen,ashortnovelwhichestablishedhisreputationamongliterarycriticsasamajorAmericanwriter.In1939,hewrotehismasterpiece,TheGrapesOfWrath.Thisbookwasturnedintoanunforgettablefilm,whichisstillconsideredagreatclassic.4

Hismajorworks1937-OfMiceAndMenisashortnovel,writtenalmostlikeaplaywithsixchapters,eachofwhichrepresentsascene.Ittellsofthetragicfriendshipbetweenamigrantfarmworkerandhisenormouslystrong,feeble-mindedfriendwhomheisfinallyforcedtokill,asanactofkindness,tosavehimfromaworsedeathatthehandsofhisoppressors.5

MajorWorks1939-TheGrapesOfWrathisSteinbeck’smasterpiece.ItisthestoryofafamilyfromOklahomawhoareevictedfromtheirsmallfarmwhentheycannotpaytheirdebts.TheysetoutasmigrantsforCalifornia,tostartanewlife.Cruelpoliceandemployersmistreatthem,someofthemdie,butthefamilysomehowsurvivesbyallhelpingoneanother.6

Hispost-warnovelThePearl(1947)reflectedhisbitterfeelingsagainstthosegreedyelementsofsocietywhichmadethewarpossible.MajorWorks7

In1962,SteinbeckwasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiteratureforhislifetimework,butprimarilyforthegreatworksheproducedinthe1930’s.HediedinNewYork,in1968.Award8

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HisstyleandpointofviewSteinbeck’sbestwritingwasproducedbyoutrageattheinjustices