Eden of the East question

>>8990799
What are you? Some kind of prude?

Fuck i meant east of eden

In Cannery Row, it explains that the owner of the whorehouse dedicated herself to philanthropy as a way to get people to overlook the illegality of her operation. She would make donations to the Policeman's Ball and many other charities each year. Occasionally someone's wife would kick up a stink and she would close shop for a while, but she'd be back up and running when the storm passed.

>>8990799
Is this an easy read? How's the vocabulary? engrish not my first language

>>8990836
It's Steinbeck, yes it is easy to read. That should not be taken to mean that it is bad.

>>8990827
So the authorities kind of turned a blind eye to it?

>>8990836
It's a fantastic read. I'm sure you'll have no problem with it.

>>8990858
>So the authorities kind of turned a blind eye to it?
it's half blind eye half lack of proof. prostitution is always very hard to prosecute because it's got less willing witnesses than most crimes. it's why kate's blackmail scheme works too, because a lot of the people were respectable parts of society or law enforcement.

a lot of whore houses used operate like anon said under the guise of philanthropy, so you find things like musical academies and dance schools and various other conservatories or shelters looking for patrons of the arts/society to sponsor scholarships for their girls in the era.

for instance, this lady was a "governess"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresa_Berkley