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John Steinbeck

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The Moon Is Down Summary

The Moon Is Down is the story of the invasion by foreign soldiers of a small town in Europe. The name of the town and country and the timing of the event is not provided. In a matter of a few minutes, the lives of the townspeople are turned upside down. The town had been a democracy where all the people were free. After the invasion, the people now have to...

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The Moon Is Down

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The German Nazi soldiers during the Second World War were seen as both malicious and callous, but John Steinbeck in his book, The Moon Is Down, shows another side of the soldiers. My view of these pe... Read more

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