Have you ever read something powerful enough to make you look at the flaws and imperfections in your own life and society? According to Steinbeck, "It is the responsibility of the writer to expose our dark and dangerous dreams, for the purpose of the improvement." In plainer English, Steinbeck meant that a writer has the necessity and duty to present the errors to the reader to awaken us in to looking at what can make the world in which we live better. I agree with this because I do believe that we have to face the short-comings of our society in our own reality to work towards a better future. Two novels that exemplify this quote are The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. These works make the reader think of the grave injustices that are going on around us.

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