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“East of Eden” is considered a work of literature because of it’s many complex characters, insights into human nature, and use of literary elements to convey universal themes to the reader. “East of Eden” is a novel that spans three generations, with a complex cast of characters who each have their own unique motivations and values. The author, John Steinbeck, builds these characters through their actions and relations with other characters, and through their actions, develop various universal

about the characters within the story and the plot itself. This novel’s setting starts off during the Great Depression of the 1930’s then continues to the major setting of the novel. The first setting starts at the side of a stream, near by the Salinas River, a few miles south outside of Soledad, California. The major setting is set on a ranch where there aren’t a lot of migrant workers for it being the time of the Great Depression and unemployment was at the highest it has ever been in the United

John Steinbeck’s novel, “East of Eden”, discloses the answer of right and wrong, good versus evil and overcoming sin with a simple Hebrew word “Timshel”, meaning thou mayest, allowing us the freedom to make our individual decisions or choose our path in life; it’s actually God’s perfect gift to everyone. In the beginning, God grants us free will so that we have the ability to love and accept him or not. However, had God not chosen to grant us free will, we would not be human as we know it today,

John Steinbeck's, “Of Mice and Men,” a novel about companionship, portrays the struggles of two migrant workers during 1930’s in the Salinas Valley and their attempt to gain independence. Steinbeck begins with George and Lennie, the main antagonists, arriving at the ranch with the potential goal of eventually living independently. Although life on the ranch seems normal at first, George soon finds out that their dream is in jeopardy by reason of Lennie’s susceptibility to temptation. Eventually,

I. SUBJECT John Steinbeck’s East of Eden centers on the Trask and Hamilton families in the year 1902 in the Salinas Valley, California. After growing up in Connecticut alongside his brother Charles under the harsh parenting and rejection of his father, Adam Trask seeks to find happiness and peace. He vows to be a better man than his father and feels the rolling valleys of California calling him. One night, Cathy Ames crawls onto the doorstep of Adam and Charles’ home after her boyfriend attempted

Of Mice and Men The novella, Of Mice and Men takes place in the Salinas River Valley, California during the Great Depression. It was written by John Steinbeck, who grew up near the Salinas River Valley in the 1900s. During the Great Depression, stock markets crashed, and people went poor overnight. Some men would travel from farm to farm just to get enough food to feed themselves. They didn’t have homes, everything they owned could fit in a backpack. In his novella, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses

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 said by Steinbeck to be lovely, inviting and full of positive energy. These wonderful mountains are known as the Gabilan Mountains. The range of western mountains is

story ‘’The Chrysanthemums’’ was published in 1937 by John Steinbeck. He is most known for writing ‘’Of Mice and Men’’. Most of his writings have the common themes of loneliness and isolation. John Steinbeck likes to write about people living in Salinas during the 1930s. ‘’The Chrysanthemums’’ also took place during The Great Depression. It was set in a foothill ranch in the 1930s. The author creates a cold, dull, closed-off environment of Elisa and her husband, Henry Allen. Her mannerisms and words

George joins the men searching for Lennie. Lennie flees back to a pool of the Salinas River that George had designated as a meeting place should either of them get into trouble. As the men back at the ranch gather together a lynch party, George joins Lennie. Much to Lennie’s surprise, George is not mad at him for doing “a bad thing”

It is difficult to decipher the good and the evil that lives within people. John Steinbeck provokes both virtues in the East of Eden, taking place in Salinas Valley, California in the 1900’s. The theme that is subtly circling all over the book is the meaning of the word “timshel” which revolves around the characters Cathy, Adam, and Caleb. To begin with, a central theme in the story is the Hebrew word “timshel.” There are several philosophical analyses involving this word throughout the book. Steinbeck