Cannery Row
True Happiness In the time that John Steinbeck composed Cannery Row, change and development were common for our nation. ... Steinbeck presents Doc as a representation of unconditional love for the citizens of Cannery Row that look up to him greatly. ... Though Doc is a part of Cannery Row, he still has an outside view that gives him an advantage that benefits everybody in the town. ... The author created Cannery Row to show the value of things that are generally looked down upon by society. ... Their situation and way of handling it illustrates what is truly valued in Cannery Row: integrity, and humiliation, over hate and retaliation.