“If you’re in trouble, or hurt, or need help, go to the poor. They’re the
only ones that’ll help, the only ones.”
–John Steinbeck (1902-1968).

Throughout history inspirational people have been honored for their contribution towards society be it through art, writing or social activism. American novelist John Steinbeck is best-known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath, which portrays the plight of migrant workers during the Great Depression. Steinbeck studied English Literature at Stanford University, but left without graduating in 1925. His most notable works include Of Mice and Men (1937), The Grapes of Wrath (1939) and East of Eden (1952). In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his “realistic and imaginative writing, combining as it does sympathetic humor and keen social perception.” While in today’s day and age Internet journalism is the medium to spread awareness about issues of the world, in history, literature was the most effective way to do so.