Questions About Travels with Charley: In Search of America

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Does this book have a sad ending like Charley dies or something, or is it happy and John Steinbeck comes home with Charley safe and sound? I hope it's very happy in the end. :-)

Merimee Moffitt Charley and Steinbeck are traveling. They survive and head for home. The language is pure Steinbeck genius, one of the most beautifully written books …moreCharley and Steinbeck are traveling. They survive and head for home. The language is pure Steinbeck genius, one of the most beautifully written books ever.(less)

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Does the dog live through the whole book?

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the writer describes his discipline of putting words/thoughts down in writing, beginning with the nuts and bolts of the process e,g. legal pads, pencils of a particular type, sharpening these and etc. Can anyone help me find this passage? thanks.

Harrym Ramirez “I thought I might do some writing along the way, perhaps essays, surely notes, certainly letters. I took paper, carbon, typewriter, pencils, notebook…more“I thought I might do some writing along the way, perhaps essays, surely notes, certainly letters. I took paper, carbon, typewriter, pencils, notebooks, and not only those but dictionaries, a compact encyclopedia, and a dozen other reference books, heavy ones. I suppose our capacity for self-delusion is boundless. I knew very well that I rarely make notes, and if I do I either lose them or can’t read them. I also knew from thirty years of my profession that I cannot write hot on an event. It has to ferment. I must do what a friend calls “mule it over” for a time before it goes down. And in spite of this self-knowledge I equipped Rocinante with enough writing material to take care of ten volumes. Also I laid in a hundred and fifty pounds of those books one hasn’t got around to reading—and of course those are the books one isn’t ever going to get around to reading. Canned goods, shotgun shells, rifle cartridges, tool boxes, and far too many clothes, blankets and pillows, and many too many shoes and boots, padded nylon sub-zero underwear, plastic dishes and cups and a plastic dishpan, a[…]”

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who is the narrator?

Baobab Steinbeck himself. It is a nonfiction travel memoir written to describe a trip he took across the United States (from New York City to the west coast …moreSteinbeck himself. It is a nonfiction travel memoir written to describe a trip he took across the United States (from New York City to the west coast and back) in 1960. Charley was his pet poodle, whom he brought along for company.(less)

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What was the first state that john steinbeck went to in the book?