what did steinbeck think when he was writting about survival of the fittest?

Answer 1

He wrote of the harsh realities of life. Steinbeck was doing the world a favor, there were crowds of naive souls putting themselves in needless danger, so he told about how tough life can be. Humans could be strong. Humans could be brave. Humans could be stupid. Humans can so incredibly easily die when they don't know what they are doing. Steinbeck loved to tell about humans at their best and worst when things were hard.