This guide cites the 1994 Penguin Classics edition, which includes an introduction by Susan Shillinglaw.Ĭontent Warning: This novel contains depictions of death by suicide, infanticide, and alcohol abuse. The novel explores several main themes: The Function of Community, Questioning the Nature of Success, and Sense of Place. Hall wrote a theatrical adaptation, which was first performed in 1994. Cannery Row and its sequel, Sweet Thursday, were made into a film, directed by David S. Steinbeck focuses on portraying the lower-class community, or people on the edges of respectable society, as well as the local landscape and animals. Considered literary fiction or classic literature, Cannery Row is realistic and was written close to the time in which it’s set-the era of the Great Depression.
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