Crab cannery ships were considered factories, not ships. Therefore …show more content…
Nevertheless, according to the Komori’s Introduction, the story is based on a true event happened in 1926. Therefore, although Kobayashi has the political intention to write the novel, from my point of view, to some extent, the novel still reflects the reality at the time.
Additionally, after reading the novel, one thing I think I need to highlight is that there are lots of similarities between Kobayashi’s The Crab Cannery Ship and Yokomitsu Riichi’s Shanghai. Both novels were published around 1930 and the styles of the writing are the new sensational style. Interestingly, rather than single protagonist, both novels have multiple or a group of protagonists. Meanwhile, both authors describe the background of the stories vividly, which gives readers the feeling of living in the stories. Finally, both novels have its own political intentions, proletarian and