57 years ago today, December 20, 1968 (November 1, 1968 in the lunar calendar), American novelist John Steinbeck went. Novelist John Steinbeck On December 20, 1968, the famous contemporary American novelist John Steinbeck passed away in New York. "People... grow up outside their own jobs, climb the ladder of thought, and finally break through their own achievements." When John Steinbeck wrote these words in his novel "The Grapes of Wrath"(1939), was he thinking only of himself? Maybe not. His novels awakened the American people to the departure of immigrants and the anxiety of young people. This far exceeded his original hopes. If people can surpass their own achievements, then they will surely be able to climb to high positions. His best-selling books include "Of Mice and Men"(1937),"The Pearl"(1947) and "East of Eden"(1952). Many of his works have been adapted into plays or made into films. The author has won the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize. Steinbeck's work mainly focuses on describing his hometown, rural California. He is a radical Democrat. Although he was extremely unhappy that the Democratic Party lost in the final election, in the book "America and Americans", he still expressed his loyalty to the future of his country. He is the author of the Chronicles of the Proles