John Steinbeck's Racism

As much as I can't stand racism I'm willing to consider both sides of the issue. Throughout the book, many racist comments are said, but that is just his book it doesn't necessarily mean he is racist. Many factors could have been involved in why he wrote it like this. Perhaps Steinbeck was just trying to represent the era he was in. During the time when Steinbeck was living the civil war had passed but racism was still very alive as it is today. While it is still not okay, it was common and normalized during the era so it didn't seem as wrong as it is seen today. The evidence that says Steinbeck is racist, can really be looked on as proof of a personal aspect of Steinbeck or it can just be seen as words in a book.
After looking at both aspects