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John Steinbeck’s nonfiction, Bombs Away, means that his interest of writing was enlarged from the labor issues to the national and international ones during World War Ⅱ. With this, his reputation as a conscience of America based on the relations between individual and society fell to the humiliating name of a propagandist who recruited and promoted the war effort. Also, Bombs Away is said to have disappointed his supporters by prostituting his honor and artistic skills for political issues, neglected as just a wartime report by the other critics so far. Nevertheless, I insist that Bombs Away still contains Steinbeck’s idea of phalanx or group-man and has the legitimacy in that the book contributed to public service by informing Americans of their sons’ realities and the detailed training and mission of the US Army Air Force and emphasizing the importance of cohesive effort based on the democratic equality. Meanwhile, coincidentally, the characters of a film Memphis Belle seem to perform their roles and the community spirit introduced by Bombs Away nearly entirely. Given this, the six roles in a team of aircrew are described more vividly and correctly according to the dramatic plot with the informational facts of Bombs Away. Lastly, it is argued that sometimes even literary persons should participate in overcoming a critical crisis if their intention should be righteous.
