Travels with Charley: In Search of America

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Travels with Charley: In Search of America is a 1962 travelogue by John Steinbeck recounting his cross-country journey across the United States with his poodle Charley, reflecting on American culture and society.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
non-fiction work
travelogue
author John Steinbeck
characterType poodle
countryOfOrigin United States
describesJourneyType cross-country road trip
featuresCharacter Charley
focusesOn observations of everyday Americans
regional differences in the United States
social and political climate of the early 1960s
form prose
genre memoir
road narrative
travel literature
hasCompanionAnimal Charley the poodle
dog
hasNarrator John Steinbeck
hasTheme change in American life
identity
loneliness
regional diversity in the United States
search for meaning
hasTitle Travels with Charley: In Search of America
isNonfictionAccountOf John Steinbeck's journey across the United States with his dog Charley
language English
literaryMovement American realism
mainCharacter John Steinbeck
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor blend of travel narrative and social critique
depiction of American regions in the 1960s
originalPublicationLanguage English
protagonistCompanion Charley
publicationYear 1962
setting United States
subjectMatter American culture
American society
road trip
self-discovery
social commentary
timePeriodDescribed early 1960s America

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
hasTitle
John Steinbeck
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