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约翰·斯坦贝克动物观的生态意义1. 引言1.1 约翰·斯坦贝克动物观的背景介绍约翰·斯坦贝克（John Steinbeck）是美国20世纪最重要的小说家之一，他以描写人类命运为主题，深受读者喜爱。
而他的作品中关于动物的描写也是不可忽视的一部分，这些描写既是为了塑造人物形象，也是为了表达他深切的生态意识。
斯坦贝克在他的作品中经常通过动物形象来传达他对于自然环境的关注和敬畏。
在他的小说中，动物常常被赋予了象征性的意义，成为人类命运的一部分。
斯坦贝克的动物观受到了他在青少年时期在加州农村的经历的影响。
他在那里接触到了大自然的力量和神秘，也看到了人类对自然的破坏。
这种经历让他深刻地认识到人类与自然环境之间的紧密联系，也让他意识到人类应该尊重和保护自然。
斯坦贝克的动物观在他的作品中得到了充分的展现，他通过对动物的描写和刻画，传达出了生态意义上的警示和启示。
他认为人类和动物一样，都是大自然的一部分，都需要相互依存、相互尊重。
这种观念在他的作品中得到了深刻的表达，成为了他作品中不可或缺的一部分。
2. 正文2.1 斯坦贝克如何通过作品传达生态意义约翰·斯坦贝克是20世纪美国著名文学作家，他以描写人类和动物之间的关系而闻名。
斯坦贝克通过他的作品传达了许多关于生态意义的观念。
在他的小说《愤怒的葡萄》中，斯坦贝克描绘了大萧条时期加利福尼亚州的一户农民家庭，通过农民与自然的互动，展现了人类对土地和动物的依赖。
斯坦贝克深刻地意识到人类和自然界的联系，强调了人类应该尊重和保护生态系统的重要性。
他的作品中充满了对自然界的赞美和对生态平衡的呼吁，让读者意识到人类与自然界的和谐共生是生态平衡的关键。
斯坦贝克的作品也反映了人类对自然资源的掠夺和环境破坏所带来的后果。
他描写了许多动物的遭遇，展现了人类活动对动物世界的破坏。
通过他的作品，斯坦贝克呼吁人类要意识到保护环境的紧迫性，要尊重自然界的生态平衡，保护动植物的生存空间。
John Steinbeck1)backgroundWorld War IWorld War I (WWI), which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom, France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally centred around the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy; but, as Austria–Hungary had taken the offensive against the agreement, Italy did not enter into the war). These alliances both reorganised (Italy fought for the Allies), and expanded as more nations entered the war. Ultimately more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history. More than 9 million combatants were killed, largely because of great technological advances in firepower without corresponding advances in mobility. It was the sixth-deadliest conflict in world history, subsequently paving the way for various political changes such as revolutions in the nations involved.The Great DepressionThe Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn starting in most places in 1929，the largest and most important economic depression in modern history. The Great Depression originated in the United States; historians most often use as a starting date the stock market crash on October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday.The depression had devastating effects both in the developed and developing, largely still-colonized world. International trade was deeply affected, as were personal incomes, tax revenues, prices, and profits. Cities all around the world were hit hard, especially those dependent on heavy industry. Construction was virtually halted in many countries. Farming and rural areas suffered as crop prices fell by 40 to 60 percent.World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated as WWII or WW2), was a global armed conflict that was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved a vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people serving in military units. In a state of "total war", the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, it resulted in 50 million to over 70 million fatalities. These deaths make the war the deadliest conflict in human history.2)LifeJohn Steinbeck (1902-1968), born in Salinas, California, came from a family of moderate means. He worked his way through college at Stanford University but never graduated. In 1925 he went to New York, where he tried for a few years to establish himself as a free-lance writer, but hefailed and returned to California. After publishing some novels and short stories, Steinbeck first became widely known with Tortilla Flat (1935), a series of humorous stories about Monterey paisanos.Steinbeck's novels can all be classified as social novels dealing with the economic problems of rural labour, but there is also a streak of worship of the soil in his books, which does not always agree with his matter-of-fact sociological approach. After the rough and earthy humour of Tortilla Flat, he moved on to more serious fiction, often aggressive in its social criticism, to In Dubious Battle (1936), which deals with the strikes of the migratory fruit pickers on California plantations. This was followed by Of Mice and Men (1937), the story of the imbecile giant Lennie, and a series of admirable short stories collected in the volume The Long Valley (1938). In 1939 he published what is considered his best work, The Grapes of Wrath, the story of Oklahoma tenant farmers who, unable to earn a living from the land, moved to California where they became migratory workers.Among his later works should be mentioned East of Eden (1952), The Winter of Our Discontent (1961), and Travels with Charley (1962), a travelogue in which Steinbeck wrote about his impressions during a three-month tour in a truck that led him through forty American states. He died in New York City in 1968.3)Works•Cup of Gold, 1929•The Pastures of Heaven, 1932•Tortilla Flat, 1935•In Dubious Battle, 1936•Of Mice and Men, 1937•The Long Valley, 1938•The Grapes of Wrath, 1939•The Seas of Cortez, 1941, History•The Moon is Down, 1942•The Wayward Bus, 1942•Cannery Row, 1945•The Pearl, 1947, Novella•Burning Bright, 1950•East of Eden, 1952•Once There Was a War, 1958, History•The Winter of Our Discontent, 19614)Literary viewHis theme was usually simple human virtues, such as kindness and fair treatment, which were far superior to the dehumanizing cruelty of exploiters.Amid the gloom and the defeatism,Steinbeck manages to keep a refreshing faith in humanity, in the future when man will come to grips with his problems and come out all right. This ability to see beyond the immediate present into a better future has proved to be one of the things that havegiven Steinbeck his claim to fame and permanence.Steinbeck had been a laborer on and off and learned to know the poor, especially the migrant farmers. He wrote sympathetically of their plight, and this is a distinctive characteristic of his works.5)Literary stylea. poetic proseb. regional dialectc. characterization: many types of characters rather than individualsd. dramatic factorse. social protect: spokesman for the poverty-stricken people6)Place in literary historyIn 1962, Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for literature for his "realistic and imaginative writing, combining as it does sympathetic humor and keen social perception."In September 1964, Steinbeck was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon B. Johnson.After Steinbeck's death, his incomplete novel based on the King Arthur legends of Malory and others, The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights, was finally published in 1976.The day after Steinbeck's death in New York City, reviewer Charles Poore wrote in the New York Times: "John Steinbeck's first great book was his last great book. But Good Lord, what a book that was and is: The Grapes of Wrath." Poore noted a "preachiness" in Steinbeck's work, "as if half his literary inheritance came from the best of Mark Twain—and the other half from the worst of Cotton Mather." But he asserted that "Steinbeck didn't need the Nobel Prize—the Nobel judges needed him."Many of Steinbeck's works are on required reading lists in American high schools. In the United Kingdom, Of Mice and Men is one of the key texts used by the examining body AQA for its English Literature GCSE. A study by the Center for the Learning and Teaching of Literature in the United States found that Of Mice and Men was one of the ten most frequently read books in public high schools.At the same time, The Grapes of Wrath has been banned by school boards: in August 1939, Kern County Board of Supervisors banned the book from the county's publicly funded schools and libraries.It was burned in Salinas on two different occasions. In 2003, a school board in Mississippi banned it on the grounds of profanity.According to the American Library Association Steinbeck was one of the ten most frequently banned authors from 1990 to 2004, with Of Mice and Men ranking sixth out of 100 such books in the United States.Notes:1、常耀信，美国文学简史，南开大学出版社2、维基百科3、吴翔林，英美文学选读，中国对外翻译出版社。
约翰斯坦贝克美国现实主义文学巨匠的经典语录约翰斯坦贝克（John Steinbeck）是20世纪美国现实主义文学的巨匠，他的作品深受广大读者的喜爱和赞赏。
在他的作品中，不仅展现了美国社会的真实面貌，还传达了他对人性、社会问题的思考和反思。
以下是约翰斯坦贝克美国现实主义文学巨匠的经典语录，让我们一起来品味他的智慧和哲思。
1. "人们所需要的是希望，而不是物质。
"约翰斯坦贝克深刻理解人们内心的渴望。
他认为，人们追求的并不仅仅是物质上的满足，更重要的是对未来的希望。
无论面对怎样的困境和挑战，只有保持对未来的期许和憧憬，才能真正面对现实，积极应对。
2. "人类是相互关联的，我们只有共同努力，才能创造更美好的世界。
"约翰斯坦贝克关注于人类之间的联系与互动。
他认为，每个人都是社会大家庭中不可或缺的一部分，只有通过共同的努力和合作，我们才能摆脱困境，创造出更美好的未来。
3. "对于一个人来说，最大的胜利是保持自我并活出真我。
"约翰斯坦贝克强调每个人的独特性和自我。
他认为，一个人只有保持真实的自己，才能真正获得内心的平静和满足感。
无论外界的压力和诱惑如何，只要坚持信仰，并保持真实的自己，就能取得最大的胜利。
4. "人性的善良是无穷的，只有在最黑暗的时刻，我们才能看到它的光芒。
"约翰斯坦贝克对人性持有积极的态度。
他相信人性本善，并认为无论多么黑暗的时刻，人们内心深处总会存在着善良和正义的火花。
只有在面临困难和挑战之际，我们才能看到人性的光芒。
5. "社会不应该定义一个人的价值，每个个体都应该被尊重和平等对待。
"约翰斯坦贝克批判了社会对个体的标签化和歧视现象。
他认为，每个人都应该被平等地对待，不论他们的社会地位、职业、种族等。
每个人都有自己的独特价值，社会应该给予每个人平等的机会和尊重。
6. "人们对未知的恐惧超过了对现实的忍受。
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john steinbeck简介John Steinbeck, American writer of the 20th century. Representative works are "between human and mouse", "angry grapes", "the moon went down", "Eden's East", "troubled winter" and so on.In 1902, Steinbeck was born in California, USA. In 1925, Steinbeck served as a journalist in The New York Times. But it was not long before he was disappointed and tired of the journalist's career. So he returned to California to join himself in his own creation. 1937 published novel "between human and mouse", published in 1939 novel "angry grapes". Won the Nobel prize in Literature in 1962. At the beginning of 1966, Steinbeck as a New York newspaper "News Daily" war correspondent to South Vietnam. Steinbeck returned to the United States and continued to write at home. In May 1968, his body began to fall, December 21, 1968, his death due to a heart attack.john steinbeck人物经历In 1902, John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California, and his father, John Ernst Steinbeck, moved to the west after the war, operating the flour mill and served as the Monterrey County government for many years. Hamilton is a primary school teacher. Steinbeck has a lot of books in his childhood. In 1919, graduated from high school, served as a squad leader, the holidays often go to the pasture when the hired workers.1920-1925 enrolled at Stanford University, but often interrupted, or went to ranch when hired, or when the road construction workers, or in the sugar beet factory as a chemist, while learning to write. In 1925 leftStanford University, did not graduate. Go to New York and want to be a writer. Done the workers and journalists, works have not been published.1926 - 1929 back to California, do all kinds of non-skilled workers, once in the tower and lake hunting grounds when the guard, was dismissed for negligence. Continue writing. 1929 published the first novel "Gold Cup", the content of a pirate how to become a governor, the novel subtitle entitled "pirates of Henry Morgan's life story."Married in 1930, moved to the "pacific Woodland", met marine biologist Ida Rickoz, after becoming a lifelong friend. In 1932 published the novel "paradise Ranch", the book in an episode describes the story of several farmers in California. The same year moved to Los Angeles.In 1933, published the novel "Dedicated to an unknown god", describing a family westward California pioneer story. The same year moved to Monterey.In 1934, the short story "murder" won the European Henry Award. In 1935, published novella "pancake ping", the novel describes a group of tramp life and friendship. The book was awarded the California Club Annual Gold Medal. From this book, Steinbeck's work is noted by critics.1936 published in the novel "winner", the novel describes the strike strike of the orchard, won the California 1936 Best Novel Award. Investigate the living conditions of Salinas and Bakersfield's wandering husbands and publish reports and travel to Mexico.1937 published in the novella "between human and mouse", the contents of the wandering season workers life ideal disillusionment. The book was sold well for the "Monthly Reading Club"; adapted to the script in New York staged, popular, won the "New York Drama Review" quarterly award. This year, Steinbeck traveled to New York to travel to Britain, Sweden and the Soviet Union. After returning home to join the Oklahoma farmland season workers moved westward until the team in California.In 1938, published short stories "Long Valley", received 13 works. published in 1939 "angry grapes", the book to the US economic panic period as the background, describing the Midwest state farmers bankruptcy, escape and struggle. Issued a sensation, prompting the government to farmland season workers living conditions to investigate. In the same year was elected member of the National Art and Literature Institute.In 1940, "angry grapes" won the pulitzer prize, "American Best-selling Book Association Award" and "today's social service work award". In the same year Steinbeck went to Mexico to write a commentary for the movie "Forgotten Village". In 1941, published with Ricks co-wrote the monograph "Kurtz Sea".In 1942, Steinbeck and his wife divorced. published for the Air Force wrote the book "bomb". published novella "Moon goes", causing controversy. Adapted for the script in New York staged, continue to cause controversy.In 1943, remarried, moved to New York. New York "Herald Tribune" in Europe, from the United Kingdom, North Africa, Italy and other places to write about the second war news reports.In 1945, published novella "Can Factory Street", the writing of the town to live, back to the "pancake ping" comedy style. Reprint "Little Red Horse", add the fourth part. In 1946, "the moon went down" by the Norwegian King Harken presented the "free cross".In 1947, published in the Mexican folklore novel "pearl". The original draft was "pearl of the World", published in the "Women's Family Good Friends" magazine (1945, No. 12). After the film into a movie. published novels "not satisfied with the bus", write a capricious driver and the performance of various types of passengers. In the same year with photographer Robert Kabbah visited the Soviet Union.In 1948 elected to the "American Literature Research Institute". AndKabbah co-wrote "travel Russian diary" published. In 1950 published the novel "Flame", and Ailin Stern off marriage.In 1952, published the novel "Eden's East", writing two families moved westward after California's development. In 1953, went to Europe for the "Corrier" and other magazines to write essays of various essays. And the publication of "John Steinbeck novella", received "pancake pond", "little red horse", "between human and mouse", "the moon goes down", "can factory street", "pearl" TheIn 1954, published novella "sweet Thursday", the novel for the "canning factory street" sequel, reflecting the western town of comedy life. Later adapted for the light opera staged. In 1957, published the novel "pi ping IV's short-lived dynasty", subtitled "fictitious fabricated" to France as the background of the funny story.In 1958, the publication of the Battlefield Collection "had a war in the past." In 1961, published the last novel "troubled winter".In 1962, Steinbeck published his travel trip to the United States, "Charlie", to study the life of the United States after the war. December by virtue of "between human and mouse" won the Nobel prize in literature.In 1964 won the "Free press Medal" and "United States Medal of Freedom". In 1965, he wrote columns for Daily News, including the Vietnam War. At the beginning of 1966, Steinbeck as a New York newspaper "News Daily" war correspondent to South Vietnam. In 1968, died of heart disease, buried in Salinas.。
约翰·斯坦贝克的小说作品与大萧条时期社会现实教学方案1. 引言1.1 概述在20世纪30年代的美国，大萧条（Great Depression）席卷全国，成为历史上最严重的经济衰退之一。
这一时期，社会陷入了贫困、失业和绝望之中。
约翰·斯坦贝克（John Steinbeck），作为美国著名小说家，以他的小说作品深刻地揭示了大萧条期间社会的现实问题和人性的挣扎。
1.2 文章结构本文主要分为五个部分。
首先是引言部分，概述本文主要论述内容，并介绍文章的结构安排。
其次是约翰·斯坦贝克的小说作品部分，将详细介绍三部重要的小说作品。
接着是大萧条时期社会现实教学方案部分，首先背景介绍大萧条时期的基本情况，并深入剖析当时面临的社会问题，最后提出解决方案。
在第四部分中，将对约翰·斯坦贝克的小说作品与社会现实进行关联性分析。
最后，在结论部分总结文章中得到的主要发现，并讨论和展望未来研究的方向。
1.3 目的本文旨在通过对约翰·斯坦贝克的小说作品及其与大萧条时期社会现实的关联性进行探讨，从教育角度引导读者了解并思考历史背景下社会问题的深层次原因以及解决方案的重要性。
通过阅读和研究斯坦贝克的作品，我们可以更好地理解并提醒人们应对类似困境所需要具备的适应能力和勇气。
此外，还将尝试为未来相关研究提供参考和借鉴。
2. 约翰·斯坦贝克的小说作品:2.1 作品一介绍:约翰·斯坦贝克的第一部小说作品是《家园》，于1932年出版。
这部小说是一部自传体小说，讲述了作者在加利福尼亚州农场的童年和青少年时代。
通过描绘农场主儿子乔治和他智障但善良的弟弟朱利奥斯之间的复杂关系，斯坦贝克展现了那个时代农场工人阶级的艰辛生活。
2.2 作品二介绍:斯坦贝克最为著名的作品之一是《愤怒的葡萄》，出版于1939年。
这部小说以大萧条时期加利福尼亚州中央谷地为背景，描绘了一个果园主迫使佃户们被驱逐出土地，引发了工人权益争议，并带来暴力和破坏。
the pearl译文摘要：1.介绍《The Pearl》的背景和作者2.概述《The Pearl》的故事情节3.分析《The Pearl》的主题和象征意义4.总结《The Pearl》的文学价值和影响正文：《The Pearl》是美国作家约翰·斯坦贝克（John Steinbeck）所著的一部短篇小说，发表于1937 年。
这部作品以墨西哥海湾地区为背景，讲述了一个关于珍珠的寓言故事。
故事的主人公是一个名叫卡西奥的印度人，他是一位杰出的珍珠潜水员。
一天，卡西奥在海底发现了一颗巨大的珍珠，这颗珍珠的美丽和价值使得他坚信这将是他一家走向富裕的契机。
然而，这颗珍珠却给他和他的家人带来了一连串的灾难。
在这过程中，卡西奥逐渐意识到，这颗珍珠代表着财富和地位，但在追求这些的过程中，人们往往会失去自己的本性，变得贪婪和残忍。
《The Pearl》的主题是关于财富和贪婪，通过这个寓言故事，斯坦贝克向读者传达了一个观念：财富并不总是带来幸福，有时反而会导致灾难。
在小说中，珍珠象征着财富、地位和美好生活的向往，但同时也象征着贪婪、自私和对人性的腐蚀。
通过对卡西奥一家的描写，作者展示了在追求财富的过程中，人们如何逐渐丧失了自己的道德和亲情。
这部作品具有很高的文学价值，被认为是美国文学史上一部经典之作。
它不仅揭示了财富和贪婪之间的关系，还对人性进行了深刻的剖析。
此外，斯坦贝克的写作风格独特，以简练的文字和对话展示了丰富的情感和生动的人物形象。
总之，《The Pearl》是一部充满象征意义和深刻主题的短篇小说，它通过一个关于珍珠的寓言故事，向读者传达了财富和贪婪的道理。
John Steinbeck1)backgroundWorld War IWorld War I (WWI), which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom, France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally centred around the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy; but, as Austria–Hungary had taken the offensive against the agreement, Italy did not enter into the war). These alliances both reorganised (Italy fought for the Allies), and expanded as more nations entered the war. Ultimately more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history. More than 9 million combatants were killed, largely because of great technological advances in firepower without corresponding advances in mobility. It was the sixth-deadliest conflict in world history, subsequently paving the way for various political changes such as revolutions in the nations involved.The Great DepressionThe Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn starting in most places in 1929，the largest and most important economic depression in modern history. The Great Depression originated in the United States; historians most often use as a starting date the stock market crash on October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday.The depression had devastating effects both in the developed and developing, largely still-colonized world. International trade was deeply affected, as were personal incomes, tax revenues, prices, and profits. Cities all around the world were hit hard, especially those dependent on heavy industry. Construction was virtually halted in many countries. Farming and rural areas suffered as crop prices fell by 40 to 60 percent.World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated as WWII or WW2), was a global armed conflict that was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved a vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people serving in military units. In a state of "total war", the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, it resulted in 50 million to over 70 million fatalities. These deaths make the war the deadliest conflict in human history.2)LifeJohn Steinbeck (1902-1968), born in Salinas, California, came from a family of moderate means. He worked his way through college at Stanford University but never graduated. In 1925 he went to New York, where he tried for a few years to establish himself as a free-lance writer, but hefailed and returned to California. After publishing some novels and short stories, Steinbeck first became widely known with Tortilla Flat (1935), a series of humorous stories about Monterey paisanos.Steinbeck's novels can all be classified as social novels dealing with the economic problems of rural labour, but there is also a streak of worship of the soil in his books, which does not always agree with his matter-of-fact sociological approach. After the rough and earthy humour of Tortilla Flat, he moved on to more serious fiction, often aggressive in its social criticism, to In Dubious Battle (1936), which deals with the strikes of the migratory fruit pickers on California plantations. This was followed by Of Mice and Men (1937), the story of the imbecile giant Lennie, and a series of admirable short stories collected in the volume The Long Valley (1938). In 1939 he published what is considered his best work, The Grapes of Wrath, the story of Oklahoma tenant farmers who, unable to earn a living from the land, moved to California where they became migratory workers.Among his later works should be mentioned East of Eden (1952), The Winter of Our Discontent (1961), and Travels with Charley (1962), a travelogue in which Steinbeck wrote about his impressions during a three-month tour in a truck that led him through forty American states. He died in New York City in 1968.3)Works•Cup of Gold, 1929•The Pastures of Heaven, 1932•Tortilla Flat, 1935•In Dubious Battle, 1936•Of Mice and Men, 1937•The Long Valley, 1938•The Grapes of Wrath, 1939•The Seas of Cortez, 1941, History•The Moon is Down, 1942•The Wayward Bus, 1942•Cannery Row, 1945•The Pearl, 1947, Novella•Burning Bright, 1950•East of Eden, 1952•Once There Was a War, 1958, History•The Winter of Our Discontent, 19614)Literary viewHis theme was usually simple human virtues, such as kindness and fair treatment, which were far superior to the dehumanizing cruelty of exploiters.Amid the gloom and the defeatism,Steinbeck manages to keep a refreshing faith in humanity, in the future when man will come to grips with his problems and come out all right. This ability to see beyond the immediate present into a better future has proved to be one of the things that havegiven Steinbeck his claim to fame and permanence.Steinbeck had been a laborer on and off and learned to know the poor, especially the migrant farmers. He wrote sympathetically of their plight, and this is a distinctive characteristic of his works.5)Literary stylea. poetic proseb. regional dialectc. characterization: many types of characters rather than individualsd. dramatic factorse. social protect: spokesman for the poverty-stricken people6)Place in literary historyIn 1962, Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for literature for his "realistic and imaginative writing, combining as it does sympathetic humor and keen social perception."In September 1964, Steinbeck was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon B. Johnson.After Steinbeck's death, his incomplete novel based on the King Arthur legends of Malory and others, The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights, was finally published in 1976.The day after Steinbeck's death in New York City, reviewer Charles Poore wrote in the New York Times: "John Steinbeck's first great book was his last great book. But Good Lord, what a book that was and is: The Grapes of Wrath." Poore noted a "preachiness" in Steinbeck's work, "as if half his literary inheritance came from the best of Mark Twain—and the other half from the worst of Cotton Mather." But he asserted that "Steinbeck didn't need the Nobel Prize—the Nobel judges needed him."Many of Steinbeck's works are on required reading lists in American high schools. In the United Kingdom, Of Mice and Men is one of the key texts used by the examining body AQA for its English Literature GCSE. A study by the Center for the Learning and Teaching of Literature in the United States found that Of Mice and Men was one of the ten most frequently read books in public high schools.At the same time, The Grapes of Wrath has been banned by school boards: in August 1939, Kern County Board of Supervisors banned the book from the county's publicly funded schools and libraries.It was burned in Salinas on two different occasions. In 2003, a school board in Mississippi banned it on the grounds of profanity.According to the American Library Association Steinbeck was one of the ten most frequently banned authors from 1990 to 2004, with Of Mice and Men ranking sixth out of 100 such books in the United States.Notes:1、常耀信，美国文学简史，南开大学出版社2、维基百科3、吴翔林，英美文学选读，中国对外翻译出版社。
