John Steinbeck is the author of several award winning books. before he became a
writer he was a non-conformist, he was discharged from a New York newspaper for
writing opinions instead of facts. He was an apprentice hod-carrier, an apprentice painter,
a working chemist, caretaker of a Lake Tahoe estate, a surveyor in the Big Sur country,
and fruit picker before he began writing. He studied science at Stanford University and
This book was written in 1945. This book is a based on true events. This book
took place in Monterey. This book is about a real-life street in Monterey. This street is on
of America's most talked about streets. This is about the events that took place in that
The book Cannery Row is about several people who live on Cannery Row.
The first lady I will explain is Dora. She has flaming orange hair and always wears
green evening dresses. Dora owns a place called the Bear Flag Restaurant. It is a whore
house. Dora gives money to the Chamber of Commerce, Red Cross, Boy Scouts,
Community Chest and Police Department, so she can keep her illegal business open. She
has a soft heart and gives the poor people of Cannery Row a meal or two, if they need it.
Next there is an old Chinaman. Some think he is a God and some think he is death
and comes to get the dead at night. All the people of Cannery Row are scared of him
except a little 10 years old named Andy. Andy was there visiting family and didn't know all
the rumors of him. Andy would watch the old Chinaman come in and out of the water
each night. One night he decided to approach the old man. The old Chinaman talked to the
little boy for about two hours and then returned to the water. No one ever heard what they
talked about. There was something strange about him, he had one brown eye and one
Then there is Mack and the boys. Mack is the main leader of this group. He is a
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