Overview and Setting
OVERVIEW Steinbeck began The Red Pony fairly early in his career; his letters indicate he was working on a pony story in 1933, and the […]
Month: January 2009
Themes and Characters
All four stories involve the maturation of Jody Tiflin, a boy of about ten when the action opens. He lives on his family’s ranch with […]
Literary Qualities
The literary qualities in The Red Pony typify the style that won Steinbeck immense popularity. Rising to prominence at the height of the Depression, Steinbeck […]
Social Sensitivity
A writer of great talent, sensitivity, and imagination, John Steinbeck entered into the mood of the country in the late 1930s with an extraordinary responsiveness. […]
Ideas and Topics for Papers
VII TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 1. The name Jody gives his red pony, like many of the names in the book, proves important. Why does Jody […]
Related Titles and Adaptations
Steinbeck’s fiction was intended primarily for adults, but young adults often read his books as high school assignments. Although its attitude toward Hispanic-Americans seems patronizing, […]
About the Author
Stephen Crane was born on November 1, 1871, in Newark, New Jersey, the youngest child of the Reverend Dr. Jonathan Townley Crane and Mary Helen […]
Setting and Overview
II OVERVIEW The Red Badge of Courage attempts to recreate the combat experiences of a young, frightened soldier in the American Civil War. Henry Fleming, […]
Themes and Characters
War, for Crane, was a favorite metaphor for human life, equally applicable to coal miners (“In the Depths of Coal Mine,” 1894) or to the […]
Literary Qualities
In preparation for writing The Red Badge of Courage, Crane studied the Civil War photographs of Matthew Brady and illustrations by painter Winslow Homer and […]