In his book Travels with Charley, author John Steinbeck describes. A cross-country journey he takes with his poodle, Charley. Although, the story tells about SteinbecksSteinbeck's visits to different places, the book had been about much more than the destinations themselves. It is all about America, its history, and its future. The subtitle of the book, In Search of America, gave you a hint about this. To really enjoy Travels with Charley, you have to know a little about John Steinbeck. Author of such classics as The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, and Cannery Row. Many of his stories telling about the lives of poor migrant farm workers. Andand the injustices they face as they try to survive from day to day. Thus, Steinbeck is not a writer who believe’sbelieves that everything about America is fair. He sees what is unfair about this country, which is what made his loving descriptions of the people and places in this book so effective. At the beginning of Travels with Charley, Steinbeck explains. That he wants to discover the truth about America. By the end, however, his’his conclusion is only that America is too big and too diverse for any person to understand it completely. He will realize that his journey was a foolish dream. He must have suspected this, however, when he started his journey. After all, he named his camper “Rocinante” after the horse that belonged to Don Quixote’s, the most famous dreamer in literature.