The great and unique aspect of John Steinbeck’s writing style is that it isn’t just one style. He writes in many different styles, varying from omnious narrative format which he use in the writing of Mice and Men. He also writes novels that seem like plays in more of a novel format witch makes him such a grat author.
In all of his writings John Steinbeck is very detailed. He leaves nothing out and wants the reader to have an exact picture of what he is writing about. The detail used in John Steinbeck’s novels are something that one needs to develop a taste for.It’s a ton of detail that some may think drags on and on but looking deeper into it, the details in his writings are extremely thorough but still keep the story moving along. A perfect picture in printed in readers minds throughout the whole novel, again, keeping his audience pulled into the book. His use of repetition is another great aspect of his liturature.
The repetition creates rythym for the reader and help the words seemingly flow right off the page. This is a great attribute for an author because it helps their audience get sucked into the story and not wanting to put the book down.One example of this comes from the novel The Grapes of Wrath… “Listen to the motor. Listen to the wheels. Listen with your ears and with your hands on the steering wheel; listen with the palm of your hand on the gear-shift lever; listen with your feet on the floor boards. Listen to the pounding old jalopy with all your senses, for a change of tone, a variation of rhythm may mean - a week here? ” (12.
6) Steinbeck’s forshadowing in his writings also makes him a great author.In mostly all of his writing he forshadows a later event leading the reader on and on to draw them in. This also keeps his audience into the story with that “wow” feeling once they realize how the forshadowing happened. Forshadowing may be one of the most important skills to have in liturature. Think of a t.
v. series something that may happen in season one affects an event in season 4 and the viewer looks back and is just amazed. The same goes for a novel an event on chapter nine is related to an event on chapter two keeps readers entertained.
