STEINBECK
Inspired by the real world and human nature, author John Steinbeck defined himself as a writer with his ability to think outside the box. ... Steinbeck’s aversion towards fame and his anti-respectability attitude outweighed the clamor surrounding awards and material gain. ... The lands and people of California, more specifically Salinas Valley, provided inspiration for most of Steinbeck’s works. Steinbeck came from a moderate-income family, but he preferred to live independently, struggling, as he believed artists should, contrasting himself against his family’s propriety. ... In the 1930’s, Steinbeck traveled to migrant labor camps, and from that experience he created the famous novel, The Grapes of Wrath.