Cannery Row (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: John Steinbeck
- First Published: 1945
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Sentimental
- Time of Work: c.1940
- Setting: A fishing village near Monterey, California
- Genres: Long fiction, Character study
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Prostitution or prostitutes, Depression, economic, 1930’s, Poverty or poor people, California, West, U.S., Adventure, Pacific Northwest, Fishing or fishermen
- Locales: Monterey, CA
Characters Discussed
Doc, the owner and operator of Western Biological Laboratory. He was graduated from the University of Chicago. Doc is small, strong, and wiry, and he loves science, beer, women, classical music, books, and prints. He is a thoroughly civilized man and the acknowledged, but unofficial, “mayor” of Cannery Row in Monterey. He is a fountain of wisdom, philosophy, and sometimes medical and psychiatric advice. Doc has a pointed brown beard and is described as half Christ and half satyr. Doc has a fear of getting his head wet. He is beloved by all but is...
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