40 pages 1 hour read

John Steinbeck

Travels With Charley

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1962

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Essay Topics

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Does it matter whether Steinbeck invented (or extrapolated) elements of Travels With Charley? Why or why not?

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If Steinbeck took his journey today, what would be different? What would be the same?

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Pick two or more locations in Travels With Charley and analyze how Steinbeck writes about them. What informs his observations? Do you agree with his conclusions? Why or why not?