Life among the eccentric residents of a sardine-canning street in Depression-era Monterey, blending humor, hardship, and community.
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Life among the eccentric residents of a sardine-canning street in Depression-era Monterey, blending humor, hardship, and community.
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Cannery Row is a novel by American author John Steinbeck, published in 1945. It is set during the Great Depression in Monterey, California, on a street lined with sardine canneries that is known as Cannery Row. The story revolves around the people living there. Steinbeck revisited these characters and this milieu nine years later in his novel Sweet Thursday. ---------- Also contained in: - The Grapes of Wrath / The Moon is Down / Cannery Row / East of Eden / Of Mice and Men [1]:
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What's Inside
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Romance & sex
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Implied sexual encounters at a local brothel; romantic subplots with limited detail
Violence & gore
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Brief fights and one described suicide with minimal graphic detail
Profanity
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Moderate period-appropriate profanity and coarse slang throughout
Substance use
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Frequent alcohol consumption and drunken gatherings central to multiple scenes
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present
Religious content
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Minor references to religion and local clergy
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft depicted
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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Depictions of economic hardship and social class during the Depression
Self-harm / suicide
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One character's suicide is described in the narrative
Abuse & suffering
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Themes of poverty and hardship among marginalized characters
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