<P> To commemorate the 112th anniversary of Mr. Steinbeck's birthday on February 27, 2014, Google displayed an interactive doodle utilizing animation which included illustrations portraying scenes and quotes from several novels by the author . </P> <P> Steinbeck and his friend Ed Ricketts appear as a fictionalized characters in the 2016 novel, Monterey Bay about the founding of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, by Lindsay Hatton (Penguin Press). </P> <P> Steinbeck was affiliated to the St. Paul's Episcopal Church and he stayed attached throughout his life to Episcopalianism . Especially in his works of fiction, Steinbeck was highly conscious of religion and incorporated it into his style and themes . The shaping of his characters often drew on the Bible and the theology of Anglicanism, combining elements of Roman Catholicism and Protestantism . </P> <P> Steinbeck distanced himself from religious views when he left Salinas for Stanford . However, the work he produced still reflected the language of his childhood at Salinas, and his beliefs remained a powerful influence within his fiction and non-fiction work . His Episcopalian views are prominently displayed in The Grapes of Wrath, in which themes of conversion and self - sacrifice play a major part in the characters Casy and Tom who achieve spiritual transcendence through conversion . </P>

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