john steinbeck
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Dust Bowl vs. Objectivism
At The Nervous Breakdown, Rumpus columnist Steve Almond narrates the debate between Atlas Shrugged and The Grapes of Wrath to help us decide who should lead our country, Steinbeck or Rand. Which philosophy would you vote for? “Grapes: The only…
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Steinbeck Family Outraged at Use of Lennie Small in Death Row Cases
After learning that Of Mice and Men was invoked in a Texas court to argue for the execution of the mentally impaired, John Steinbeck’s son Thomas spoke out in support of the (unsuccessful) effort to halt Tuesday’s execution of Marvin Wilson,…
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“Nothing Good Gets Away”
In 1858, John Steinbeck’s eldest son wrote his father a letter in which he expressed his belief that he had fallen in love. Steinbeck wrote him back with advice. “First—if you are in love—that’s a good thing—that’s about the best…