Part one of term paper
John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902. He was born in Salinas, California and was the third of four children. His parents were John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck. He lived in Salinas Valley all during his childhood and teens. He attended Salinas High School and studied at Stanford College. He did not complete college. In Aug ...

Part two of term paper
... Carol and in March 29, 1943 marries Gwyn Conger. They had two kids named Thom (August 2 1944) and John4 (June 12, 1946). In August of 1948 was divorced by Gwyn. He also made a movie called Viva Zapata. John was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962. And in September 14, 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson awarded him with the United States Medal of Freedom. He died December 20, 1968 in New York due to arteriosclerosis. The main ingredient I chose was plot and setting for primary focus of the author. The main po ...