cannery row
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 was a qualified marine biologist. 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 town and street one week. 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 ther
e 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 green eye. Then there is Mack and the boys. Mack is the main leader of this group. He is a drunk and lives in an old vacant building, he conned from the town grocer. Eddie is an understudy bartender. He fills in at the local bars when needed. Everytime he works he steals alcohol for "the boys". He lives with Mack. Next is Hazel, who was named after his mother's sister. He is also a poor drunk. Hazel helps the Doc of the town. He loves to help with the animals. Guy is next, he is married but he left his wife to live with Mack, because he was tired of being tied down. He is a mechanic. Most of these guys like to sponge off of all the towns people. They are the town drunks and bums. Doc owns and operators the Western Biological Laboratory. He studies all types of animals. He is a big softy and he helps out Mack and the boys a lot. Mack and the boys tend to take advantage of Doc because he has a lot of money. Doc feels sorry for them so he usually helps them out. Sometimes Doc gives the boys jobs to do like collecting
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Approximate Word count = 1081
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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