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John Steinbeck's story is a trip. He wrote about the "underbelly of society" according to the political leaders of the city he was from (Salinas, Ca) in his early/mid career. So much so, they kicked him out of town. After he blew up for his work, they felt shame for giving him the boot. There's now a big museum dedicated to him in downtown Salinas, The National Steinbeck Center. What this proves is capitalist only care about you if they can make a buck off ya, otherwise, get lost!
i think it's telling of our culture that the stories contained in this books are repeating themselves today even though it's still a part of living memory; i foresee us repeating this cycle over and over again with no one becoming the wiser for it.