... no central plot, Steinbeck focused on the setting to carry the reader through the book. The fixture that was a major contrast to the rest of the book was in the early morning in Cannery Row. This was the time of day when everything seemed to have a touch of magic. The whole district looked as if it had a hue of silver upon it. "It [was] the hour of the pearl "the interval between day ... remember who they were. One of John Steinbeck's main characters, Doc, was greatly influenced by the conflict in the book and grew from his experiences. Doc was the owner of the Western Biological Labora...

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