...! Prof. Laffont! ENC1101! Oct 9, 2014! ! Three Key Aspects in John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row Cannery Row was written by John Steinbeck in 1945. The story takes place in Monterey, California sometime between the Great Depression and World War II. The story is based on “his non-teleological acceptance of what ‘is,’ his ecological vision, and his own memories of a street and the people who made it home” (Shillinglaw vii). Steinbeck lived during the Great Depression and his experience affected the tone within the story. Steinbeck chose to write using third person narrative within the story which is an omniscient point of view- this allows the reader to know what the characters are thinking and feeling. The author wrote this story for the soldiers entertainment throughout battle. Steinbeck uses a unique style to construct this novel by periodically incorporating anecdotes and vignettes within the book, which allows the author to paint a overall picture in the reader’s mind of the reality of this time period. The major aspects within Cannery Row are loneliness, suicide and the development of characters. In the story Cannery Row, loneliness can be considered a major aspect of this book. Loneliness describes many of the characters in this narrative- especially the character Doc. Although Doc is much loved by his peers and has many friends, he is lonely. He spends most of his time listening to music on the phonograph. The text explains that “'He was a dark and lonesome looking man'...
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...Essay: Character Analysis for John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row Cannery Row is heavily inhabited with a splendid group of characters of different lifestyles and personalities. All characters display a contented but looking for more refection and understanding. All are not actually reaching their full potential as human beings. Each person is charming and witty in their way, yet disagreeable and unamusing the next. The town’s people of Cannery Row have a beautiful blend of lightness and darkness that fill the souls of these individuals. All of which are relatable characters; loneliness, sympathy and remuneration theme this enchanting dark comedy of a novel they’re achievements, defeats, personal growth and demons haunt these individuals in every aspect making them quite likable and relatable human beings. This is the character analysis for Henri, Dora Flood, and Doc. What they contribute to the community through their mind, mentions, personality, feelings, beliefs, priorities and lifestyles. Henri pronounced “Onri” is the town’s local artist and friend of Doc. He has a fake French accent. Although he pretends to be, Henri is not actually French. He keeps up with the latest trends from Paris. And can be quite fashionable. He is always forming new sets of principles for example no red paint, chicken feathers only by which to do his work. No one is really certain about Henri’s abilities, but everyone agrees that he’s doing a beautiful job building his boat. The boat will never be finish...
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...the Working Class: John Steinbeck and His Mark on Literature Writing has left influence on millions. Books have transformed lives, given purpose and happiness to those who have read them: literature is one of the most important things to a society, as it not only allows its readers to grow intellectually, but also creatively. John Steinbeck was once just a nine year old with Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory, who then went on to be someone considered one of the best writers of his time. Steinbeck has been held up next to authors like Edgar Allen Poe, and his writing is taught in most, if not every, high schools in America. Very few people are born famous and even less are born skilled in their field. Steinbeck was born in Salinas,...
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...Katie Barnes, Ashley Otah, Stefan Matic Susan Fajardo AP Literature 2 Nov. 2015 Collaborative Essay: The Moral Ambiguity of Mack One’s temperament is complex, compiled with layers of conflicting good and evil nature. In John Steinbeck’s Post World- War novel Cannery Row, Mack- a morally ambiguous character, is steadily at odds with himself, struggling to balance his selfish nature with the heavy weight of morality. Macks’ issues sprout from the selfishness that is deeply rooted within him and the community that perpetuates it. Thus, he battles against his greedy nature for the sake of the people around him, consequently broadening his view of life. Mack is in many ways a generous con-artist continuing the moral ambiguity of his character....
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...H. Tharp The Unspoken Truth about John Steinbeck’s Legacy in Monterey County John Ernst Jr. Steinbeck is one of the most respected and honored American writers among our society today. In many classrooms around the world, his books are still mandated as reading requirements and there are many museums and centers dedicated to this esteemed author. John Steinbeck has won numerous awards for his books, most notably the Pulitzer Prize for his fictional novel, The Grapes of Wrath in 1940, and the Nobel Prize in literature in 1962 based on his entire body of work. Steinbeck’s other awards, which are typically less known are included in the following chart: WORK | YEAR | AWARD | MEDIUM | “The Murder” | 1934 | O. Henry Award | Print | Tortilla Flat | 1935 | Commonwealth Club of California Gold Medal for Best Novel by a Californian | Print | In Dubious Battle | 1936 | Ibid | Print | Of Mice and Men | 1938 | N.Y Drama Critic’s Circle Award | Play | “The Promise” | 1938 | O. Henry Award | Print | Of Mice and Men | 1939 | American Bookseller’s Award | Print | LifeBoat | 1944 | Academy Award nominee for Best Story | Print | A Medal for Benny | 1945 | Ibid | Print | The Moon is Down | 1946 | King Haakon Liberty Cross | Print | Viva Zapata! | 1952 | Academy Award nominee for Best Original Screenplay | Play | N/A | 1963 | Honorary Consultant in American Literature to the Library of Congress | N/A | N/A | 1964 | U.S Medal of Freedom; Press Medal of Freedom | N/A...
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...In 1902, in Salinas, California, John Steinbeck was born. The setting of most of his fiction work was from his life in Monterey County. Between 1920 and 1926, he attended Stanford University. He ended up not graduating from Stanford. He instead chose to take up manual labor, later on creating the real life experiences for the main characters in some of his most famous novels. The first novel Steinbeck published was Cup of Gold in 1929. He then released The Pastures of Heaven and then To a God Unknown, which was in 1933. These three works of Steinbeck were considered unsuccessful. In 1935, Steinbeck finally had his first hit, called Tortilla Flat. In 1936 he released the novel In Dubious Battle. This was his first novel to enclose the impactful social commentary that defines his best work. He received more praise for writing the novella Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck won a Pulitzer Prize for writing The Grapes of Wrath. This is considered one of his greatest works, and maybe even one of the greatest works of all time. It also won him a National Book Award. There was later on a movie made for it. Later on he went and collected marine life in Mexico with an independent biologist named Edward Ricketts. The two worked together to write Sea of Cortez in 1941. During World War II, Steinbeck served as a war correspondent. When World War II ended, he published Cannery Row, The Pearl, and The Bus. These works were more sentimental and softened than his previous works. In 1930, Steinbeck married...
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...and with that art I challenged quite a few great men.” He spent most of his life traveling, eventually marrying a woman and having children with her. A lot of his poetry is reflective of the love that he bore for his family. Li Bai died in 762 A.D., most likely from cirrhosis of the liver, indicative of his drinking habit, though, as claimed by many Chinese sources, Li Bai may also have drowned after falling from his boat when he tried to embrace the reflection of the moon (Gracie). In any case, this myth has an important place in Chinese culture. Li Bai’s poetry not only had an immense impact on the people and culture of his time, but also on subsequent generations in China and around the world. As a matter of fact, in John Steinbeck’s American novel, Cannery Row, Li Bai’s poetry is read at the party that ends the story (Li Bai). Bai was often compared and coupled with Du Fu, another prominent poet of the Tang dynasty. Scholar and professor of Chinese literature at UC Berkeley, Paula Varsano, observed that “in the literary imagination they were, and remain, the two greatest poets of the Tang—or even of China.” Varsano actually wrote an entire book dedicated to Li Bai, calling it Tracking the Banished Immortal. In her book she addresses the long inspired controversy among readers and critics of Li Bai, producing the first extended English look at Bai’s critical reception. The first half of her book is committed to illustrating and investigating the shifting that occurs with poetic...
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...CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA An Interpretive History TENTH EDITION James J. Rawls Instructor of History Diablo Valley College Walton Bean Late Professor of History University of California, Berkeley TM TM CALIFORNIA: AN INTERPRETIVE HISTORY, TENTH EDITION Published by McGraw-Hill, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Previous editions © 2008, 2003, and 1998. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers outside the United States. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1234567890 QFR/QFR 10987654321 ISBN: 978-0-07-340696-1 MHID: 0-07-340696-1 Vice President & Editor-in-Chief: Michael Ryan Vice President EDP/Central Publishing Services: Kimberly Meriwether David Publisher: Christopher Freitag Sponsoring Editor: Matthew Busbridge Executive Marketing Manager: Pamela S. Cooper Editorial Coordinator: Nikki Weissman Project Manager: Erin Melloy Design Coordinator: Margarite Reynolds Cover Designer: Carole Lawson Cover Image: Albert Bierstadt, American (born...
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...Кухаренко В.А. Практикум з стилістики англійської мови: Підручник. – Вінниця. «Нова книга», 2000 - 160 с. CONTENTS FOREWORD...............................................................................…………………………………………... 2 PRELIMINARY REMARKS.....................................................………………………………………….. 3 CHAPTER I. PHONO-GRAPHICAL LEVEL. MORPHOLOGICAL LEVEL…............................... 13 Sound Instrumenting. Craphon. Graphical Means…………………………………………………………...6 Morphemic Repetition. Extension of Morphemic Valency………………………………………………….11 CHAPTER II. LEXICAL LEVEL..............................................……………………………………….…14 Word and its Semantic Structure…………………………………………………………………………….14 Connotational Meanings of a Word………………………………………………………………………….14 The Role of the Context in the Actualization of Meaning…………………………………………………….14 Stylistic Differentiation of the Vocabulary…………………………………………………………………..16 Literary Stratum of Words. Colloquial Words…..…………………………………………………………..16 Lexical Stylistic Devices…………………………………………………………………………………….23 Metaphor. Metonymy. Synecdoche. Play on Words. Irony. Epithet…………………………………………23 Hyperbole. Understatement. Oxymoron. ……………………………………………………………………23 CHAPTER III. SYNTACTICAL LEVEL..................................…………………………………………38 Main Characteristics of the Sentence. Syntactical SDs. Sentence Length…………………………………..38 One-Word Sentences. Sentence Structure. Punctuation. Arrangement...
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...Кухаренко В. А. Практикум з стилістики англійської мови: Підручник. — Вінниця: Нова книга, 2000. — 160 с. Кухаренко Валерия Андреевна, д.ф.н., проф., кафедра лексикологии и стилистики английского языка факультетеа РГФ ОНУ им. И. И. Мечникова CONTENTS FOREWORD...............................................................................…………………………………………... 2 PRELIMINARY REMARKS.....................................................………………………………………….. 3 CHAPTER I. PHONO-GRAPHICAL LEVEL. MORPHOLOGICAL LEVEL…............................... 13 Sound Instrumenting. Graphon. Graphical Means…………………………………………………………...6 Morphemic Repetition. Extension of Morphemic Valency………………………………………………….11 CHAPTER II. LEXICAL LEVEL..............................................……………………………………….…14 Word and its Semantic Structure…………………………………………………………………………….14 Connotational Meanings of a Word………………………………………………………………………….14 The Role of the Context in the Actualization of Meaning…………………………………………………….14 Stylistic Differentiation of the Vocabulary…………………………………………………………………..16 Literary Stratum of Words. Colloquial Words…..…………………………………………………………..16 Lexical Stylistic Devices…………………………………………………………………………………….23 Metaphor. Metonymy. Synecdoche. Play on Words. Irony. Epithet…………………………………………23 Hyperbole. Understatement. Oxymoron. ……………………………………………………………………23 CHAPTER III. SYNTACTICAL LEVEL..................................…………………………………………38 Main Characteristics...
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