CANNERY ROW Doc lived in Cannnery Row for a variety of reasons. One reason was that Doc had a " cool warm mind" and therefore he was quite caring. He showed this by taking care of anyone or anything. An example of this included when he checked on Darling when she was sick. Another example of this care is a quote in the book that follows as " Doc would listen to any kind of nonsense and …showed first 75 words of 337 total…

…showed last 75 words of 337 total…Row. It follows as " Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream." And since Doc " lived in a world of wonders, of excitement" he fits in Cannery Row like one of them round pegs. In conclusion, Cannery Row needed someone like Doc to respect, follow, and look up to and I think Doc knew this all along.