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populace in India living in the ghettos. It incorporates individuals living in the soil, living in the downpour, living in their autos, living in favor of the roads. In Los Angeles, there is a road known as "The dumps Row." In 2011, the destitute populace gauge for Los Angeles' Skid Row was 4,316. This single road is loaded with the destitute covering each extra walkway, the lanes stink…

Dora Flood; the whore house Madam with a heart of gold in John Steinbeck’s “Cannery Row” embodies the books major theme. Cannery Row opens with a simple message regaurding the folks that call the row home saying “"Its inhabitants are, as the man once said, 'whores, pimps, gamblers, and sons of bitches,' by which he meant Everybody. Had the man looked through another peephole he might have said, 'Saints and angels and martyrs and holy men,' and he would have meant the same thing." (Steinbeck)…

One of John Steinbeck's best known novels, Cannery Row, is a classic in which he sculpts each character in an extremely realistic and detailed way. Steinbeck was familiar with the area near the small, depressed town of Cannery Row and the people who crossed his path were eventually transformed into characters in the novel. Every character has an important role in the community. In the novel, many of the characters carry themselves differently in public then they do when they are alone…

can agree on is that diversity is complex and must be managed in order to unleash success in the workforce, as well as universal harmony. Although each professional present valid points, Anita Row and Lee Gardenswartz’s interpretation of diversity appeared the most valid. Before explaining why I favor Row and Gardenswartz’s definition, I will explain my thoughts on the various other viewpoints presented. In my opinion, individuals are judged…

Texas Death Row Inmate Eric Lyle Williams On January 31, 2013, Chief Assistant District Attorney Hasse was walking from his car to the Kaufman County Courthouse when an unknown masked assailant shot him. Mr. Hasse died on scene. Kaufman County Sheriff's Department had few leads, but suspected the actor to be an individual previously prosecuted by the district attorney's office, and the shooting to be retaliatory. Two months later, on Easter weekend of that year, County Criminal…

Doc is the backbone of Cannery Row; he’s always there for his community. Doc takes special care of Frankie in the story. Frankie finds Doc after he has had some difficulties with his home life. Doc is so kind enough to take Frankie in and help him out where he can. He gives him the care that Frankie lacks in his home life. Doc truly cares about Frankie. “Doc clipped Frankie’s hair and got rid of the lice. At Lee Chong’s he got him a new pair of overalls and a striped sweater and Frankie became…

Throughout the novel of Cannery Row written by John Steinbeck, the theme of community becomes prevalent in the little town of Cannery Row. The book takes place in coastal California during depression era. Each individual character faces many challenges, some which were the result of the depression, others are personal fears that consume the character. The community as a whole learns to accept one another’s peculiarities and relies greatly on one another. Friendships in Cannery Row are essential…

idea of freedom is a theme that is incorporated into many novels and short stories throughout time. It is an idea that is played with and is not always clear in the text as to how free or how not free a certain character may be. In the novel Cannery Row by John Steinbeck the role of freedom is evident within most characters, as they all feel compelled to do as they please, but eventually realize that freedom is not free. The short story titled “White Angel” by Michael Cunningham is similar in…

When I first began to read Cannery Row, I was not too fond of it. There are quite of number of reasons for why I didn’t like it, but the most prominent reason would be because Steinbeck had a tendency to treat death in a nonchalant way. But as I read on, I discovered his true motive. He didn’t write passively about death for the sake of being rude. He had a reason. He wanted to convey how flippant and careless people are when it comes to important matters like life. One instance of how he uses…

After 12 years on death row, Jonah Garrison is put to death by the electric chair for a murder he claims he did not commit. Whether Jonah committed the crime or not, he suffered the death penalty for the actions that had been committed. The officials that executed Jonah believed he did not commit the murder and that he was an innocent man. Jonah’s family is distraught by their loss while the prosecuting family, the family of the murdered victim, no longer believe that Jonah deserved the death…