![]() ![]() These people's lives are literally tied to the places where they lived. So what? Well, these incidents show us how important location is. From there, Steinbeck gets to the sad story of William's suicide in the kitchen of the Bear Flag Restaurant. ![]() For instance, in Chapter 3, first we learn that Dora's "stern and stately whorehouse" (3.1) is to the left of the vacant lot. In the beginning of the book, as we're getting to know Cannery Row, Steinbeck uses places in town as a jumping-off point for stories about the folks who spend time there. Malloy hang her curtains? Oh, That Reminds Me of the Time. If Doc didn't live by the water, how would he go about his business? If the Row didn't have guys like Mack and the boys, how would he ever get enough frogs? If the canneries didn't throw out nice, roomy boilers, where would Mrs. You can't separate the plot from the setting anymore than you could pick the dirt out of the chewing gum on the bottom of your shoe. Cannery Row in Monterey, California, sometime between the Great Depression and World War IIĬould Cannery Row take place anywhere else? We say probably not. ![]()
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