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Cal's Actions In East Of Eden

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In East of Eden by John Steinbeck, Cal is portrayed as an evil, quick witted person. His quick actions do not have any thought put into them. The extreme emotion that comes up within himself causes him to make wrong turns on two way streets. This causes several conflicts in the book. From watching Cal, I learned that instinctive acting without thought leads to destructive outcomes through his actions. When Adam states, “You’ll have to give it back,” these six words were enough to set Cal on fire (507). More so the fifteen thousand dollars he burned after he is enraged that Adam does not accept his gift. In this situation, Cal had two options. He could return the money to the farmers he “robbed,” or he could get rid of it somehow. He, out of

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