This three page undergraduate essay examines critical views of John Stenbeck's novels. The author notes that critical assessments of John Steinbecks novels have focused to a significant degree on the timeless nature of his moral and social themes, for these themes still resonate today as much as they did when his novels were first published. Moral and social issues have always introduced conflict into human relationships and Steinbecks insights into the social and moral consequences of human character flaws in stories such as The Pearl and Of Mice and Men are still relevant, for human nature remains as flawed as it ever was.
