HURRY!!
Thus I discovered that I did not know my own country. I, an American writer, writing about America, was working from memory, and the memory is at best a faulty, warpy reservoir. I had not heard the speech of America, smelled the grass and trees and sewage, seen its hills and water, its color and quality of light. I knew the changes only from books and newspapers. But more than this, I had not felt the country for twenty-five years.

—Travels with Charley, John Steinbeck

What problem is Steinbeck describing?

A. Steinbeck is losing his memory.
B. Steinbeck does not know enough about his country.
C. Steinbeck is having difficulty writing a new s