Summary

In “Breakfast” by John Steinbeck, an unnamed narrator recalls one of his memories. The memory begins with the narrator describing the landscape surrounding him and the cold weather. He remembers walking down a country road and coming across a tent. He sees a young woman with a baby nearby. She appears to be preparing breakfast. Two men come out of the tent. One of them is older, while the other is young. The narrator notices that they look alike.

The older man and the narrator greet each other. The young woman sets breakfast on a packing box. The older man asks the narrator if he has had breakfast yet. When the narrator says no, the older man invites him to have breakfast with them, which the narrator accepts. The young man asks the narrator if...