Sag Harbor name Sag Harbor description This is where Steinbeck lived, and where he started his journey. He first noted a desire in Americans to be mobile here, when some of his neighbors visited him before his journey began. When his neighbors visited, he "saw in their eyes something [he] was to see over and over in every part of the nation - a burning desire to go, to move, to get under way, anyplace, away, from any Here" (Steinbeck 7). This shows that most Americans have the desire to be mobile, and he saw this throughout the country. In a variety of places, such as Maine and his hometown, many people did not want to be where they currently were. As a result, Steinbeck ultimately figured out that a big part of the dissatisfaction of