Textual Analysis Cannery Row John Steinbeck studied writing from time to time at Stanford between 1920 and 1925, but never graduated. He later moved to New York, where he did manual labor and worked as a journalist. While he was there, he wrote his first two novels, which were unsuccessful. However, Steinbeck was considered one of the great American novelists of the 20th century. After World War II, Steinbeck's work became more sentimental, especially in his piece, …showed first 75 words of 967 total…

…showed last 75 words of 967 total…reader was shown the true struggles of lower Monterey and how difficult the people's lives really were through the conflicts of this piece. John Steinbeck also created his characters to make the story about the row more practical. Due to his extraordinary writing style, Steinbeck illustrated the hardships of a town in a way that almost made the book seem realistic and the people appear as though their lives were the easiest in the world.