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the good thing about her selection is that maybe it will get people to read something by steinbeck besides "the pearl," "grapes of wrath," and "Of Mice and Men." I teach english and kids rarely stray beyond what's required which is too bad.
Almost every student who has ever read both East of Eden and Grapes of Wrath prefers the former to the latter. Then I get them to read Tortilla Flats and then Winter of our Discontent. Steinbeck is as close to an American Shakespeare as a writer gets. Anything that exposes the american public to good literature gets my seal of approval.
would you rather have her expose us to the latest "Message in a Bottle" or "Where the Heart Is"?
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"Remember, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen." -Homer
Unless you are the freakin Highlander, what is the point in learning how to fight with a sword?
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