Read the quote below from page 31 of The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck.
"I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen."
According to MLA guidelines, which is the correct way to cite this quote within the text of an essay?
A
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"I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen" (Steinbeck 31).
B.
"I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen" (The Winter of Our Discontent, 31).
C.
"I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen" (John Steinbeck, 31).
D.
"I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen" (John Steinbeck, The Wint
er of Our Discontent 31).
er of Our Discontent 31).
The correct way to cite this quote within the text of an essay according to MLA guidelines would be option D:
"I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen" (John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent 31).
The correct way to cite this quote within the text of an essay, according to MLA guidelines, is option A:
"I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen" (Steinbeck 31).
Explanation: MLA guidelines recommend using the author's last name and the page number within parenthesis when citing a quote within the text of an essay. In this case, the author's last name is Steinbeck, and the quote is from page 31 of the book "The Winter of Our Discontent." Therefore, option A correctly cites the quote using the author's last name and the page number.