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The Red Pony

The Red Pony. By John Steinbeck. The Red Pony. A novella of four parts or short stories, which revolve around the important events in the life of Jody Tiflin Seen as a coming-of-age story—a bildungsroman Uses an outside, third person narrator, who focuses on Jody’s thoughts

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The Red Pony

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  1. The Red Pony By John Steinbeck

  2. The Red Pony A novella of four parts or short stories, which revolve around the important events in the life of Jody Tiflin Seen as a coming-of-age story—a bildungsroman Uses an outside, third person narrator, who focuses on Jody’s thoughts Episodes show glimpses of Jody’s maturing and interaction with family Steinbeck in 1909 with his sister Mary, sitting on the red pony, Jill, at the Salinas Fairgrounds.

  3. Facts about the Author Born: John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr., February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California, where he spent his boyhood Died: December 20, 1968 (aged 66) in New York City

  4. Steinbeck’s Works • Occupations: Novelist, short story writer, war correspondent • Notable works: Famous Works: The Grapes of Wrath (1939) and East of Eden (1952) and the novella Of Mice and Men (1937).

  5. Steinbeck’s Accomplishments • Wrote a total of twenty-seven books, including sixteen novels, six non-fiction books and five collections of short stories • Notable awards: Nobel Prize in Literature 1962, and the Pulitzer Prize for The Grapes of Wrath • Known for his keen ability to use descriptive details and provide realism (showing life as it is) • Regarded as one of the greatest American storytellers of the 20th century

  6. Steinbeck Country In 1902, Steinbeck was born in Salinas. He lived here until 1919, when he left to attend Stanford University. Salinas is a central location in many works, particularly East of Eden (1952) and The Red Pony (1937).

  7. History of Salinas Located in western California, east of Monterey Settled in 1896 and became a crossroads on the Spanish trail between San Diego and San Francisco The arrival of the railroad helped make it a cattle center The "green gold" of lettuce, broccoli and artichokes made it one of the wealthiest cities per capita in the U.S. after World War I.

  8. Physical and Cultural Setting • Ranch in Salinas Valley • Foothills between the Gabilan Mountains and the Santa Lucia Mts, twenty-five miles from the Pacific Ocean Time period: 1930’s • Tiflins live off land and have a comfortable but meager lifestyle • “Westering” had occurred in the 1800s as wagon trains made their way to the Pacific. • Because of the Great Depression in the 1930s, many people flock to California for work.

  9. The Red Pony Ranch

  10. The Gabilan Mountains

  11. Pacific Ocean from Salinas

  12. The Bunk House

  13. The Barn

  14. Ideas in the Novella • Jody’s learning and maturing • Life on a ranch • Caring for and loving horses • Understanding other human beings • Dreaming of a better life; Yearning for adventure

  15. Sources • “Center for Steinbeck Studies.” http://as.sjsu.edu/steinbeck/biography/index.jsp?val=biography_biography_in_depth • “Encyclopedia of Earth.” http://www.eoearth.org/article/North_Coastal_Santa_Lucia_Range_(Bailey) • PPT: “The Red Pony.” santafeenrichment.wikispaces.com/file/view/ The+Red+Pony.Diana.ppt#6 • “Steinbeck Country: The Red Pony Ranch.” http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/scott.rice/redpony.htm

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