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. "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 Winter of Our Discontent 31).
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The correct way to cite the quote within the text of an essay according to MLA guidelines is A. "I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen" (Steinbeck 31).
In MLA format, it is standard to include the author's last name and the page number for in-text citations, and mentioning the full title of the work is not necessary when the author is already provided unless there are multiple works by the same author being cited.
