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Mack gets Lee Chong to let him and the boys live in the warehouse, renaming it the Palace Flophouse.
Chapter 1Mack wants to do something for Doc, and they decide to throw a party funded by selling frogs to Doc.
Chapter 7Mack makes a deal with Doc to buy the frogs, and arranges to borrow Lee Chong's truck for the trip.
Chapter 9Gay fixes the truck, and Mack and boys begin their journey to Carmel to get frogs.
Chapter 11The truck breaks down and Gay leaves to find a part, but he ends up in jail.
Chapter 11After camping out and realizing Gay isn't coming back, the boys fix the truck and get to the river.
Chapter 13The boys meet the captain, collect sacks of frogs, and leave with a jug of whiskey and a puppy.
Chapter 15Doc collects octopi and sea cradles, but stumbles upon a dead body, too.
Chapter 18Mack and the boys return and prepare for the party, drinking as they await Doc's return.
Chapter 20Unable to wait for Doc, the drunken party becomes a fight, the lab is wrecked, and the frogs escape.
Chapter 20Everyone in Cannery Row prepares for the party, setting aside gifts and bottles of alcohol.
Chapter 27| Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|
| Preface | The place in Monterey, California, known as Cannery Row "is a poem, a stink, a grating noise ... a nostalgia, a dream." ... Read More |
| Chapter 1 | Lee Chong owns a store on Cannery Row that supplies groceries and a wide range of items. He is a generous but savvy man ... Read More |
| Chapter 2 | Words represent, translate, and transform the meaning of things. Lee Chong is more than just a Chinese grocer. He is bot... Read More |
| Chapter 3 | Dora Flood is the red-haired madam of Bear Flag Restaurant, the local whorehouse of Cannery Row. She is a fair, compassi... Read More |
| Chapter 4 | Every evening an "old Chinaman" can be seen walking down the hillside to the beach, carrying a basket. His steps make a ... Read More |
| Chapter 5 | Western Biological Laboratory is across the street from the vacant lot near Bear Flag Restaurant and Lee Chong's grocery... Read More |
| Chapter 6 | Hazel, one of the boys who live at the Palace Flophouse, collects starfish in the tide pool with Doc. Hazel grew up the ... Read More |
| Chapter 7 | Mack and the boys began life in the Palace Flophouse sleeping on the floor. Each has a space designated with chalk. Once... Read More |
| Chapter 8 | When the cannery's boiler broke down, it was moved to the vacant lot where it became the home of Mr. and Mrs. Malloy in ... Read More |
| Chapter 9 | When Doc returns from gathering starfish with Hazel, Mack approaches him. Doc is wary, wondering what Mack wants. Mack e... Read More |
| Chapter 10 | Frankie is a neglected boy who spends most of his days at the lab. Doc asks around about the boy and gathers Frankie "co... Read More |
| Chapter 11 | Lee Chong's old truck was once a Model T car, but through a series of owners it has been used and reduced to "little mor... Read More |
| Chapter 12 | "Monterey is a city with a long and brilliant literary tradition," and as such, citizens were "outraged over ... a sligh... Read More |
| Chapter 13 | The next morning Eddie returns with a carburetor he has stolen. The boys drive through the picturesque scenery overlooki... Read More |
| Chapter 14 | Mornings are a beautiful time on Cannery Row. As people begin to stir, everything on the row, even the corrugated tin ca... Read More |
| Chapter 15 | Mack tends to the captain's dog and admires her puppies. The captain tells Mack he can have one of them. The captain's w... Read More |
| Chapter 16 | One month the Bear Flag experienced a series of events that made it the busiest on record. Dora was short-staffed, and a... Read More |
| Chapter 17 | Although Doc has many friends, he is "a lonely and a set-apart man." Mack suspects Doc feels lonely at a party, or even ... Read More |
| Chapter 18 | Doc arrives at the tidal flats in La Jolla at 2 A.M., and sleeps until he senses the tide going out. He collects octopi ... Read More |
| Chapter 19 | Everyone in Cannery Row is fascinated by Holman's Department Store's flagpole skater. The man skates around a platform a... Read More |
| Chapter 20 | Mack and the boys return with their jug of whiskey, sacks of frogs, and a new puppy they name Darling. Mack gets Lee Cho... Read More |
| Chapter 21 | Doc returns the next morning, exhausted from his trip. He is furious to find the damage in the lab. Mack tries to explai... Read More |
| Chapter 22 | Henri the painter—who is neither French, nor named Henri, nor a painter—closely follows various modern art movements, an... Read More |
| Chapter 23 | A cloud settles over the boys at the Palace Flophouse. They feel bad about the party and punish themselves in different ... Read More |
| Chapter 24 | Mary Talbot loves parties. Her primary gift is injecting cheer into her home to stave off the depression that threatens ... Read More |
| Chapter 25 | The cloud of bad luck over Cannery Row seems to lift, and the Palace Flophouse is full of joy. Mack and the boys discuss... Read More |
| Chapter 26 | Two young boys, Willard and Joey, walk down Cannery Row, looking in windows and throwing rocks. Joey tells Willard he ha... Read More |
| Chapter 27 | Word of Doc's party spreads throughout Cannery Row, and everyone begins to think of presents for his birthday. Mack and ... Read More |
| Chapter 28 | Frankie learns of the party, and he too considers what gift to give to Doc. He sees a clock in a jewelry store window an... Read More |
| Chapter 29 | Doc finishes work on October 27 and cleans up. He doesn't know when people will arrive for the party, so he has a few dr... Read More |
| Chapter 30 | Mack and the boys go to the lab to wish Doc a happy birthday, telling him about their gift of 21 cats. He invites them i... Read More |
| Chapter 31 | A gopher picks the perfect spot in Cannery Row to dig his burrow. He works diligently to create the perfect home, with m... Read More |
| Chapter 32 | Doc wakes up the morning after the party to survey the damage to his house. He gets some beer from Lee Chong who asks if... Read More |
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