... " In this way, Steinbeck refers to how Mack and the boys knew the way that is usually used, but did not use it because they would not have "found" the frogs. The frogs being the key to throwing Doc his party, and the party meaning an extreme amount to Mack and the boys, had the frogs not been "found", Mack and the boys would not have obtained what they value highly. Chauras ... says that despite listening to knowledgeable men, he does not find the "salt of the whispers" of his girl, things he values ... highly, seen that he loves "his girl" so much. Therefore, the "salt of the whispers"...

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... 1948, Cannery Row has an array of characters each with their own story to tell right in the middle of the great depression. First there's Lee Chong, he owns the local grocery store which with all the stuff he has in stock can fill almost any need. Lee Chong had all one could wish for ... and the boys figure out this party to the letter, Doc will be gone for a couple days while collecting biological samples, so that gives Mack time to set up a party in Docs lab. Mac and the boys get there money buy catching frogs to sell to Doc for five cents each. Finally the day of the party ... arriv...

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... because they felt it was a nice and proper thing to do. However, at the party, a fight broke out and many of Doc's expensive possessions were broken, which ruined the festivity even before Doc arrived: "Mack hit him [and the] man crashed through the packing case in among the frogs [while someone] broke the crystal."" (115) Another character that wished to sort out her life was Mrs. Malloy ... . She did so by renting out the pipes and adding curtains to her home even though ... the boiler had no windows and the curtains were unaffordable. Despite their failed efforts to ... ...

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