The Great Depression was a period of struggle and anguish for citizens across the United States of America. Nevertheless the most alarming phase in American history produced some great artists, one of whom was the famous author John Steinbeck. Steinbeck was the most influential artist of the era mainly due to his books that focused on the Great Depression. In addition to describing life in the distressing time period, Steinbeck also wrote about the ambitions of immigrants and their hope to revive their lives in America. Finally, Steinbeck achieved his status as the most influential artist due to the honesty and determination that he represented in his books.

Firstly, Steinbeck achieved greatest popularity for his novel The Grapes of Wrath that also won him the Pulitzer Prize. In this book, he avidly described the crisis that American citizens faced during the depression. He explained the struggles of unemployed...