Dust, Ditches, and Clean Verbs: Model Sentences from John Steinbeck

A writer of the common man and the farm worker, John Steinbeck’s novels and stories express the dreams, desires, and hardships faced by everyday people trying to eke out a living. His writing is descriptive, oddly prophetic, and sorrowful. Studying the words and style of John Steinbeck offers a unique glimpse into an artist who was both in tune with the hardships of everyday life while expressing the innate drive to survive inside us all.