... are stereotyped to be companions. The theme of community and mate ship is explored by the men throughout Cannery Row, being most alive in Mack and the boys. This "elder, leader, mentor" in the novel is Mack who leads the other boys away from the low to high ways of life into the sense of community by the creation of "The Palace Flophouse and Grill." A way ... was by competing in making something out of nothing for the Flophouse. Their discoveries consisted of "an army cot" to a stove that took the them three days to carry from Seaside to Cannery Row. "With the great stove came pride, and...

• Word Count: 1282
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School