Complex sentence: Living in the San Francisco Bay Area at the turn of the 20th century, Martin Eden tries to rise far above his destitute circumstances through intense and passionate self-education, struggling to earn a coveted place among the literary elite.
Split into simpler sentences: Living in the San Francisco Bay Area at the turn of the 20th century, Martin Eden tries to rise far above his destitute circumstances. Through intense and passionate self-education, he struggles to earn a coveted place among the literary elite.