Sweeping; as expansive as the land/lineage he (beautifully) catal
Steinbeck’s portrayal of human struggle points towards fundamental redemption as a potentiality inherent in every life.
The book is fun; it’s engrossing, it’s harsh.
There is value in this type of novel. Pockets of nebulosity may have lingered in Steinbeck’s representation but by reflecting culture in such an unforgiving way Steinbeck provided a vehicle for transcendance of all kinds of things from outmoded mannerisms(!) to outmoded grooves in thought - visible for the first time.
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Steinbeck’s portrayal of human struggle points towards fundamental redemption as a potentiality inherent in every life.
The book is fun; it’s engrossing, it’s harsh.
There is value in this type of novel. Pockets of nebulosity may have lingered in Steinbeck’s representation but by reflecting culture in such an unforgiving way Steinbeck provided a vehicle for transcendance of all kinds of things from outmoded mannerisms(!) to outmoded grooves in thought - visible for the first time.