Perceptions of "Cannery Row" have been misleading throughout the book by outsiders. Steinbeck depicted the realism of "Cannery Row" as a real society. The characters see not money as their true success but life. In “Cannery Row,” the characters Lee Chong, Mack, Doc, and Dora all experience ups and downs in which they all depend on each other. Lee Chong owns a grocery store and many people owed him debts. Doc was a marine biologist who collected marine animals and had his own laboratory. Dora is a respected woman who runs a brothel. Mack is the one with no job, no money and no ambition. You may think the characters are eccentric and the community flawed, but in "Cannery Row" the community defines morality, warmth, and humanity, because even through the poverty of many and lack of grace social, the characters from “Cannery Row” always help. The characters in “Cannery Row” place a lot of emphasis on morality. Lee Chong owns a grocery store in "Cannery Row" and the residents of "Cannery Row" generally have no money. Lee Chong is a caring person who does not file a complaint against his client. When one day a client named Horace had too much debt, Horace exchanged the money he had for a building he owned. Mack heard about the place and asked Lee Chong to let them live there. With some hesitation, Lee Chong had admitted even though he knew he "had suffered a total loss, at least his mind didn't work that way" (Steinbeck, 12). Lee Chong may have lost a lot because Mack didn't pay rent or anything. He knew it was a bad idea but his mind told him a different answer. His mind told him it was a good thing because he was helping someone who didn't have a home. Lee Chong had done... middle of paper... they went there” (98). Dora and her daughters went to give food and comfort to those in need. Even though Dora had a store to run, she preferred to spend her time helping those in need instead of making money. Dora may have nothing to help heal them, but she still helped help them the best she could. She made the right choices as a human being to not take things selfishly but always help others because that is the true character of a human being. Dora has a heart of human nature. The choices made by the characters in Cannery Row represent human nature. The book “Cannery Row” demonstrates the true philosophy of society in general. Throughout the book, all the characters face many different situations, but they all share similar choices. They take nothing for granted and often prefer to help others rather than help themselves. This creates the community of “Cannery Row”.