The main idea is how people are defined by their social status which shows how dismal society’s values and priorities have become. The setting is one of the most important components for the development of both the story and characters in the book Cannery Row. The fact that John Steinbeck became a famous author during a time of period of heightened economic crisis may have had an impact on the setting of this book. …showed first 75 words of 315 total…

…showed last 75 words of 315 total…are misleading ourselves because of the fact that we don't understand the values that we want for ourselves. If you are good you don't succeed and if you are bad you succeed. That is societies way. In Cannery Row the whorehouse is such a successful business that the local government takes money away from them. Yet they still have plenty of money to help the sick in the community as well as stay in business.