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John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men Olivia Settlemires John Steinbeck - John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California, in 1902. In 1919 he went to Stanford University, where he enrolled in literature and writing courses until he left in 1925 without a degree.For the next five years he supported himself as a laborer and journalist, as well as working on his first novel, Cup of Gold (1929). After his first marriage, He published many books, such as The Pastures of Heaven (1932), The Red Pony (1933), To a God Unknown (1933). As well as Of Mice and Men (1937), The Long Valley (1938), The Grapes of Wrath (1939), The Forgotten Village (1941), Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of travel and research (1941), The Moon is Down (1942), Bombs Away:†¦show more content†¦Experimentation and Individualism became more of an asset, where as before it was looked down upon. Modernism really started with big cultural shocks.Starting with World War 1. And ending around World War 2. Artists of the newer generation pursued more of a democratic, di verse mode for poetry and novels. Realism Literary Movement - The Realism Literary Movement began with mid nineteenth century French Literature and ending in the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century authors. Realist authors selected more pictures of everyday and common activities and experiences, instead of a romantic or similar themed layouts. Realism is the attention to detail, and to try and copy the true nature of reality in a way no one had ever done before. Realism started going downhill because the fascination with things falling apart was displeasing to many, and critics accused the practitioners of realism of focusing only on the negative things in life. By the end of the nineteenth century Realism had given way to another form called Naturalism. The American Novel - The American Novel is the idea of a novel that is well known in craft and theme as being the most accurate representation of the spirit of the age in the United States at the time of the writing.It is said to be written by an american author who knows a lot about the state,culture, and the perspective of the american citizen.The author uses