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East of Eden Quotes
1,601 words, approx. 5 pages
 East of Eden (1952) is a novel by John Steinbeck often described as his most ambitious, in its portrayal of the intricate details of two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, and their interwoven stories. Steinbeck himself stated: "It has everything...




| Name: |
John Ernst Steinbeck | | Birth Date: |
February 27, 1902 | | Death Date: |
December 20, 1968 | | Place of Birth: |
Salinas, California, United States | | Place of Death: |
New York, New York, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
writer |
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Biography of John Ernst Steinbeck
800 words, approx. 2.7 pages
 John Ernst Steinbeck (1902-1968), American author and winner of the Nobel Prize in 1962, was a leading exponent of the proletarian novel and a prominent spokesman for the victims of the Great Depression. John Steinbeck was born on Feb. 27, 1902, in Salin...
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Biography of John Ernst Steinbeck
17621 words, approx. 58.7 pages
 Through a career which spanned four decades, John Steinbeck was a novelist of people. His best books are about ordinary men and women, simple souls who do battle against dehumanizing social forces or who struggle against their own inhumane tendencies and...
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Biography of John (Ernst) Steinbeck
16102 words, approx. 53.7 pages
 Throughout a career which spanned four decades, John Steinbeck was a novelist of people. His best books are about ordinary men and women, simple souls who do battle against dehumanizing social forces or who struggle against their own inhumane tendencies...



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East of Eden Information
2,401 words, approx. 8 pages
 East of Eden is a novel by Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck, published in September 1952. Often described as Steinbeck's most ambitious novel, East of Eden brings to life the intricate details of two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, and their...




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New guide to literary Monterey, Calif.
1/30/2007: 420 words, approx. 1 pages A new tourism map of Monterey County can help you plan a literary pilgrimage to places associated with John Steinbeck, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack Kerouac, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and many other writers.The "Scenes For Your Senses Literary & Film Map," produced by the Monterey County Convention...
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Incredible DVD's-Tributes, Vintage TV
3/6/2005: 584 words, approx. 2 pages The number of DVD releases can be dizzying, but here's a useful paradigm when navigating this spring's releases: stick to Oscar nominees when renting (they'll all be out this spring), go for the collections and collector's editions when buying. The latter is much more exciting.The...
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Low subsidies, aging plague rural Japan
3/4/2007: 1,232 words, approx. 4 pages When the last coal mine in Yubari closed down in 1990, city elders thought pumping tax money into an amusement park, hall of fossils, ski resort and robot museum would keep this remote snowbound town of 13,000 people afloat and on the map.More than a...




Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Louis Owens
5,012 words, approx. 17 pages
 In the following essay, Owens examines the plot, central themes, and characters of East of Eden. Tempering his earlier unfavorable criticism of the novel, Owens writes, "East of Eden is, I believe, Steinbeck's greatest experiment, and one that succeeds more than some of us have thus far suspected."
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Critical Essay by Mark Schorer
806 words, approx. 3 pages
 Probably the best of John Steinbeck's novels, "East of Eden," is long but not "big," and anyone who, deceived by its spread in space and time (c. 1860–1920), says that it is "epical in its sweep," is merely in the usual grip of cliché. Its dramatic center is a narrow story of social horror that rests quite disarmingly on the proposition that "there are monsters born in the world to human parents." But through the exercise of a real...
Featured Essays
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Evil in East of Eden
2,057 words, approx. 7 pages
 This paper deals with the evil between the characters in East of Eden as well as how they affect one another.
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 Essay Grade: 88%
Symbolic Characters in Steinbeck's East of Eden
1,902 words, approx. 6 pages
 Examines use of John Steinbeck's "symbol people" to tell a story in his novel East of Eden. Describes how the characters are imbued with lifelike characteristics, and through the interactions of the characters and their beliefs, the author is able to convey his moral ideology.
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Genesis of the New World: East of Eden
1,262 words, approx. 4 pages
 Examines biblical allusions in John Steinbeck's novel, "East of Eden." Provides a plot summary. Describes how the biblical allusions provide the story's foundation.


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