Cannery Row
Cannery Row
John Steinbeck's story Cannery Row' is basically a story that actually has no mystery yet has a story that has a mixture of humor and sadness. The story takes a glimpse into the lives of the residents of Cannery Row, which is situated in Monterey, California. Cannery Row is a place that depends on canning sardines. John Steinbeck describes Cannery Row as "a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of life, a tone, a habit, a nostagia, a dream [p. 1]." Steinbeck has focused on a group of individuals, whether rich or poor, who live in a working-class community. He shows how the relationships in the community affect one another. It's a quite interesting story and I like how Steinbeck writes how each group represent facets of the American Society. The characters in this story are the components of society, who basically face many problems in life yet they all go about finding ways to accomplish goals and resolve issues they face in their daily lives. Steinbeck defines these individuals by their social status and how dismal society's values and priorities have become.
Lee Chong The story starts off in a messy grocery store, which is owned and ran by a Chinese man named Lee Chong. Well the store is not we would dream of as our large grocery store that we see, such as your Safeway or Foodland. It is more of a tiny store, which Steinbeck describes the store as:
"While not model of neatness was a miracle supply. It was small and crowded but within its single room, a man could find everything he needed or wanted to live and to be happy clothes, food, both fresh and canned, liquor, tobacco, fishing equipment, machinery, boats, cordage, caps, pork chops. You could buy at Lee Chong's did not keep could be had across the lot at Dora's" [p. 1].
Lee Chong's grocery store was very convenient to the people who lived in the community. Although the store was tiny, it had a variety of items in stock that could actually fulfill one's
John Steinbeck's story Cannery Row' is basically a story that actually has no mystery yet has a story that has a mixture of humor and sadness. The story takes a glimpse into the lives of the residents of Cannery Row, which is situated in Monterey, California. Cannery Row is a place that depends on canning sardines. John Steinbeck describes Cannery Row as "a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of life, a tone, a habit, a nostagia, a dream [p. 1]." Steinbeck has focused on a group of individuals, whether rich or poor, who live in a working-class community. He shows how the relationships in the community affect one another. It's a quite interesting story and I like how Steinbeck writes how each group represent facets of the American Society. The characters in this story are the components of society, who basically face many problems in life yet they all go about finding ways to accomplish goals and resolve issues they face in their daily lives. Steinbeck defines these individuals by their social status and how dismal society's values and priorities have become.
Lee Chong The story starts off in a messy grocery store, which is owned and ran by a Chinese man named Lee Chong. Well the store is not we would dream of as our large grocery store that we see, such as your Safeway or Foodland. It is more of a tiny store, which Steinbeck describes the store as:
"While not model of neatness was a miracle supply. It was small and crowded but within its single room, a man could find everything he needed or wanted to live and to be happy clothes, food, both fresh and canned, liquor, tobacco, fishing equipment, machinery, boats, cordage, caps, pork chops. You could buy at Lee Chong's did not keep could be had across the lot at Dora's" [p. 1].
Lee Chong's grocery store was very convenient to the people who lived in the community. Although the store was tiny, it had a variety of items in stock that could actually fulfill one's