East Of Eden Character Analysis

The novel East of Eden by John Steinbeck revolves around two families, the Trask family and the Hamilton family. Samuel Hamilton an Irish Immigrant, father of nine, and husband to Liza Hamilton meets the Trask family when Adam Trask would need help with an irrigation system for his new farm, when he moved to the Saliana Valleys during the Homestead Act. Samuel Hamilton becomes very close with the Trask family and even birth?? Adam and Cathy's son. After Cathy shots Adam in the shoulder and runs away

Throughout John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, a common theme is the character’s internal battle between choosing the path of good over the path of evil. Primarily, the evil trait applies to the characters whose names begin with ‘C’, as a homage to Cain, and Cal is no exception. His naturally evil nature causes him to develop feelings of hatred toward himself, because he fears that he will end up making the wrong decisions. However, he does seem fond of Aron and tends to put him first to show his compassion

Throughout an individual's life they are shaped and molded by their surroundings. Whether that is by their parents, or another individual it will greatly impact the rest of their life. In the novel East of Eden by John Steinbeck their are two major families, the Trask family and the Hamilton family. Samuel Hamilton, an Irish Immigrant, father of nine, and husband to Liza Hamilton meets the Trask family when Adam Trask would need help with an irrigation system for his new farm, when he moved to the

In East of Eden, John Steinbeck explores how the personality trait of purity affects an individual. He shows this through Aron’s resulting ignorance and pursuit of a delusional reality. Aron’s purity eventually leads to his ignorance about many ideas that concern him. Aron and Cal’s argument about who shot a rabbit turns into an argument about Aron’s supposed cowardice and dishonesty. Cal tricks Aron into admitting defeat, and the narrator then uses the opportunity to quickly describe Aron’s seemingly

Relationships and their complexities are one of the many ideas that Steinbeck develops throughout East of Eden. These emotional conflicts between two characters are more visible between family members throughout the novel and drive the plot forward through the attempt of purchasing love and the repercussions from it. These two ideas work together to form one of Steinbeck’s arguments on love and how it works within us humans. One of the complex relationships that Steinbeck emphasizes on within the

The novel, East of Eden, by John Steinbeck references to the bible quite a bit when describing some of the characters. Steinbeck refers to the story of Cain and Abel, two brothers who lived in peace until Cain slaughtered Abel. One day the two boys were to offer sacrifices to god; Abel offers his best lamb and Cain offers grain to god. God prefers Abel’s gift over Cain’s and in a jealous fit of anger Cain murders Abel. After this God comes to talk to Cain about what he had just done and in doing

In East of Eden Steinbeck portrays Cathy as a near – inhuman creature of seemingly inherent evil, the idea of timshel implies that she has power to choose her own path. I personally feel like Cathy was born a moral monster rather than she becoming one on her own. Yes, she was born like any other person but she always had a different aroma than most people that set her different from most. Cathy was without a doubt, beautiful with the power to make all heads turn her way everywhere she went

Our circumstances do not determine our lives. Instead, our lives our determined by the choices we make. In the novel, East of Eden, by John Steinbeck theorizes that all individuals have the freedom to make their own choices in order to triumph over evil. He demonstrates this by the use of the word “thou mayest” (Steinbeck 301) and “timshel” (601), meaning free will. The power of choice means that the lessons and values of our lives are not determined by outside influence or our ancestry, but our

Chloe Krammel AP LANG-1 East of Eden Socratic Seminar Questions & Answers WORLD CONNECTION QUESTION: How does the competition between good and evil in East of Eden relate to good and evil in the world we live in today? The narrator of East of Eden notes that the contest between good and evil stems from the recurring nature of human history. There is a direct correlation to the story of Cain and Abel throughout the entire novel and it is also inferred that mankind has struggled with overcoming evil

novels and all of them still be of high-quality work. Perhaps one of his most notable traits was his love for writing detailed descriptions of land and weather. The use of natural elements in East of Eden, allow Steinbeck to emphasize motifs and themes throughout the novel. In the beginning of East of Eden, Steinbeck can be found giving a detailed description of the two separate mountain ranges that form the Salinas Valley. The eastern mountain range with it’s wide range of magnificent flowers is