Cannery Row is just a few blocks long, but the story it harbors is suffused with warmth, understanding, and a great fund of human values. Lee Chong stocks his grocery with almost anything a man could want, and Doc, a young marine biologist who ministers to sick puppies and unhappy souls, unexpectedly finds true love. Henry the painter sorts through junk lots for pieces of wood to incorporate into the boat he is building, while the girls from Dora Flood’s bordello venture out now and then to enjoy a bit of sunshine. Unburdened by the material necessities of the more fortunate, the denizens of Cannery Row discover rewards unknown in more traditional society.

Steinbeck has touched the quick.' -The New York Times that you will not set down until it is finished. Visit store See other items Of Mice And Men Cannery Row (John Steinbeck - 1965) (ID:26374) Condition: - Price: US 18.06 Buy It Now Add to cart Add to Watchlist Breathe easy. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence.

Yet they have formed a 'family,' clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. The title references a real street, Ocean View Avenue, that was once a part of the booming fish. They are an unlikely pair: George is 'small and quick and dark of face' Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Cannery Row is set in Monterey, California during the Great Depression.

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