![]() I believe that too many of us get caught up in city life the artificial lights, pavements, people… It is enticing and magical. While this is a very critical judgement of the U.S., it also a statement that could be said about all cities in one way or another. ![]() “American cities are like badger holes, ringed with trash-all of them-surrounded by piles of wrecked and rusting automobiles, and almost smothered with rubbish.” ![]() Steinbeck towards the beginning of his novel says, These are some of the life lessons I picked up along the way whilst reading Steinbeck’s novel. tries his best to tie together his experiences that make up his journey. Steinbeck, despite the vastness of the U.S. ![]() is a big place, so to claim that it is supposed to have one kind of vibe, mentality, demeanor is unthinkable. He lays his travels bare and it is up to the reader to decide what to make of it all. Steinbeck claims that he wasn’t really sure what he was looking for, and at the end of the novel he isn’t really sure what he found. Steinbeck reminds me of my Father in many ways, someone who was afraid of change and the new technologies that were taking over the world. The book was first published in 1962 which was an interesting time for the U.S. Steinbeck piles some books, shotguns, tinned food, and his poodle Charley into a truck/camper van and sets off around the U.S. ![]() Travels With Charley is a travel memoir written by the famous Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck. A Picture of author, John Steinbeck and his poodle, Charley. ![]()
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