tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824390875342594953.post8900662237393470691..comments2023-09-27T08:12:55.144-07:00Comments on Read the Nobels: East of Eden by John SteinbeckUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824390875342594953.post-4549811887791695242007-11-07T15:12:00.000-08:002007-11-07T15:12:00.000-08:00Interesting insight Wendy how Steinbeck has veered...Interesting insight Wendy how Steinbeck has veered away from stereotypes.testhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450478529066242687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824390875342594953.post-35232385958301642642007-11-07T09:39:00.000-08:002007-11-07T09:39:00.000-08:00Thanks for a great review! I also loved Lee the be...Thanks for a great review! I also loved Lee the best - when you think of how Steinbeck presents Lee, you realize how ahead of his time Steinbeck truly was...I'm reminded of this with all his novels. In <I>Of Mice and Men</I> he presents Lennie in a sympathetic light which was not common in those days towards individuals with mental retardation. In <I>East of Eden</I> he presents an Asian "servant" as the most thoughtful, kind and intelligent character...overcoming some of the stereotypes of the time. In <I>The Grapes of Wrath</I>, he presents poor, immigrant workers as caring, loving people who are family oriented...when at the time they were often viewed as "dirty" or criminal.<BR/><BR/>I love Steinbeck - he has his finger on the pulse of humanity.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332796775305098552noreply@blogger.com