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John steinbeck. The Red Pony. John Ernst Steinbeck Biography. B orn in Salinas, California, on February 27 Parents encouraged his love of writing L earned about ranch life as a teen during summers - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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JOHN STEINBECK

The Red Pony

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John Ernst Steinbeck Biography

• Born in Salinas, California, on February 27

• Parents encouraged his love of writing

• Learned about ranch life as a teen during summers

• These experiences would help him create rich characters and

beautiful descriptions of the land• Graduated from Salinas High

School in 1919• Attended Stanford University

• His attendance was poor, and he only took classes that interested

him (for example, writing, literature, and marine biology)

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Biography, Continued

•Left Stanford in 1925 •Moved to New York City

•His first novel, Cup of Gold, was published in 1929

•The Pastures of Heaven and To a God Unknown followed

•Married his first wife, Carol Henning, in 1930

• Lived in Pacific Grove, California (close to Monterey).

•Tortilla Flat (1935) received the California Commonwealth Club's Gold

Medal for best novel by a California author.

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Biography• The Grapes of Wrath (1939) won the

Pulitzer Prize.• War Correspondent during World War II

• Some of his war articles were published in Once There Was a War.

• Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962

• A private person who did not seek publicity.

• Died December 20, 1968, in New York City

• Survived by his third wife, Elaine (Scott) Steinbeck and one son, Thomas.

• His ashes were placed in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Salinas.

 

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The Red Pony

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The Red Pony

•Actually not a novel but four short stories

•The stories share similar themes and characters.

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Main CharactersJody Tiflin Protagonist The only child About ten years old

Billy Buck Experienced middle-

aged farmhand Very good with

horses

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Main CharactersCarl Tiflin• Jody's father • Hardworking, not rich. • Stern and cold at times

Mrs. Tiflin • Usually stays in the house, cooking meals and keeping

house

Grandfather  • Mrs. Tiflin's father, Jody's Grandfather• Lives in Monterey • Led a wagon train across the Great Plains to California.

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Main Characters

•Gitano• An old paisano man• Born in a small adobe

house that stood on what is now the Tiflin ranch

•Gabilan • The red pony is a young

colt• Belongs to Jody and is

Jody's responsibility

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National Steinbeck Center—Salinas

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The Red Pony Photos(Courtesy of The Steinbeck Institute)

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The Red Pony Photos(Courtesy of The Steinbeck Institute)

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The Red Pony Photos(Courtesy of The Steinbeck Institute)

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The Red Pony Photos(Courtesy of The Steinbeck Institute)

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The Red Pony Photos(Courtesy of The Steinbeck Institute)

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The Red Pony Photos(Courtesy of The Steinbeck Institute)

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The Red Pony Photos(Courtesy of The Steinbeck Institute)

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The Red Pony Photos(Courtesy of The Steinbeck Institute)

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The Red Pony Photos(Courtesy of The Steinbeck Institute)

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The Red Pony: Themes

Themes to Consider as we Read:

• Death• The Cruelty of Nature• Sacrifice• Fallibility• Disappointment• Adventure• Frustration• Responsibility