John Steinbeck Questions: Due Friday

1. Which one of John Steinbeck’s novels won a Pulitzer Prize?
John Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.

2. Where and what year was he born?
John Steinbeck was born in Salinas Valley, 27th February 1902.

3. Name three of John Steinbeck’s books that were made into Hollywood films?
The three books by John Steinbeck that was made into Hollywood films was The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men and The Forgotten Village.

4. In what year did John Steinbeck write of Mice and Men?
Of Mice and Men was published in 1937 by Spangler (the publisher).

5. What did John Steinbeck do during WWII?
During World War II Steinbeck was a war correspondent for New York Herald Tribune. If Steinbeck was caught he would have been executed, but all his missions were successful. Steinbeck got the Haakon VII medal of freedom because he contributed with helping the norwegian resistance movement.

6. What US President awarded Steinbeck the United States Medal of Freedom?
Lyndon B. Johnson (president from 1963 to 1969), awarded Steinbeck the United States Medal of Freedom.

7. What is John Steinbeck’s Museum called?
The National Steinbeck Center is the name of his museum.

8. How old was Steinbeck when he died?
John Steinbeck died when he was only 66ages old.

9. What does the novel “The Moon is Down”, have to do with Norway?
The Moon Is Down is much like the German occupation of Norway during WWII.

10. Find out on the internet the two main characters “Of Mice and Men”. Tell me a little about them and what the story is about (8 sentences).

The two main characters in the story “Of mice and men” are George Milton and Lennie Small.
Gorge Milton is an intelligent man, but also a person that care for others such as Lennie Small. Lennie Small is a man who has mental problems but he is incredible strong, and this don’t mix so good together. Lennie simply can’t control his own strength, which gives him some problems. Lennie likes to stroke nice and smoothe things such as animal fur and hair and with an accident Lennie kills his puppy, and he is afraid that George won’t let him be near the rabbits anymore, so he hide the corpse. Both went to California to find work. They dream about owning their own land someday, but that dream is crushed when Lennie kills a woman by accident. He is also accused of attempted rape when he stroke a womans dress. He is beeing chased by a lynch mob in the end of the story, so George shoots him to give him a painless death.