devil himself. If that seed is let to cultivate‚ then it can take over a person‚ and push them toward the path of monstrosity. No matter what your were born as‚ monster or saint‚ it is your choice to chose the path you want to take. In the novel East of Eden‚ John Steinbeck uses both Cal Trask and Cathy Ames to symbolize the evil inside of humanity‚ and Cal alone as a symbol of humanity’s choice to overcome it. Cathy was not born a monster‚ but her soul was dark and she was filled with darkness
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In John Steinbeck’s novel‚ East of Eden‚ the deprivation of a sound conscience is a theme that is associated with Cathy Ames‚ and afflicts the people around her. The author uses foreshadowing to portray the future of Cathy and her multiple victims. By doing so‚ the author builds onto the characterization of Cathy‚ revealing how truly malevolent she is. From birth‚ Cathy is foreshadowed to develop into something monstrous. The author claims that he “believe(s) there are monsters born in the world
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Free will Vs Determination Do you make your own choices or your destiny has been decided for you by circumstances behind your control? For thousands of years‚ this question has puzzled philosophers‚ scientist and anyone who thinks about how they choose to act and live. Part of the complexity of the matter is related to the metaphysical nature of the subject which has a close affinity with the concept of GOD. Some people think that "Everything" that happens in nature and life
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In Part 4 of East of Eden‚ by John Steinbeck‚ the character Lee is one of the most important characters in determining the final path of the story‚ because of the influence he has on seemingly every major character and his role in introducing the novel’s key themes. When first meeting Lee in the story he creates the impression of a one dimensional character. He is introduced as Adam’s dutiful servant and speaks a hard to understand pidgin English dialect. However‚ this first impressions of Lee couldn’t
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Our choices come from out own opinions‚ but our opinons come from our parents‚ guardians and other people in society or just straight from within ourselves. When we area young are parents‚ guardains tell us and teach us what is wright and wrong. So when it is time for us to make a choice we remember what are parents had told us‚ and feel we must think the same as them so are choice refects upons them. But as we became older we choose what are own opinions will be‚ sometimes they are the same as out
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problem of all of their problems is the desire to win over their parents affection. We see this first in East of Eden when Charles beats Adam to a pulp and later comes back to kill him. In Taming of the Shrew we see Kate tie up Bianca to wail on her to let her anger out. In both situations the aggressor is starting the fight because of their lust for their parent’s greater love. In East of Eden it’s because Adam’s gift to Cyrus is liked more than Charles gift which he spent a sizeable amount of money
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but it can have a long term negative effect on the non-favored child. The non-favored child might feel unfairly treated and try to gain attention in other ways that might prove to be dangerous and out of the ordinary. In John Steinbeck’s novel East of Eden‚ we experience the dynamics of a father-son relationship‚ especially the father favoring one son over the other‚ which oftentimes was the case in my household. From the very start of the novel we are introduced to Cyrus‚
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Dolly Moore Mr. Barrows Honors English January 25‚ 2013 Plot Overview East of Eden is a novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1952. It follows the lives of two families‚ the Hamiltons and the Trasks‚ and illustrates how the families lives intertwine. The novel starts out with a short introduction of Salinas Valley and Samuel Hamiltons’s family‚ then quickly jumps into introducing the Trask family. Adam Trask then described his childhood on his father’s farm in Connecticut. He
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evil” (Steinbeck 11) and East of Eden is one of the stories‚ surrounded by good and evil. East of Eden is filled with religious references‚ and deeply tied to old testament stories‚ specifically the garden of Eden‚ and Cain and Abel. These stories shape the characters in the novel‚ adding depth to their actions and characteristics‚ and furthering the plot of the novel‚ by the multiple generations and continuance of each biblical story. The theme of good and evil in East of Eden is in every aspect of
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