He has been described as a social protest writer, a realist, a journalist, and a playwright. There are many strong themes running through his works. The most notable are the strength of the family, the effect of environment on man, the dehumanizing effects of capitalism on the labour class, and social protests. He also experimented with many different writing styles and points of views. Steinbeck worked within the literary tradition of realism and expressed undistorted pictures of life’s struggles as well as the inequalities and exploitation that characterised American Industrialization. His work contributed to some extent, to the growing progressive political movements which aimed at eradicating social problems including the oppression of women, prejudice against immigrants, discrimination against racial minorities, unsafe housing conditions and exploitative labour
He has been described as a social protest writer, a realist, a journalist, and a playwright. There are many strong themes running through his works. The most notable are the strength of the family, the effect of environment on man, the dehumanizing effects of capitalism on the labour class, and social protests. He also experimented with many different writing styles and points of views. Steinbeck worked within the literary tradition of realism and expressed undistorted pictures of life’s struggles as well as the inequalities and exploitation that characterised American Industrialization. His work contributed to some extent, to the growing progressive political movements which aimed at eradicating social problems including the oppression of women, prejudice against immigrants, discrimination against racial minorities, unsafe housing conditions and exploitative labour