East of Eden 在线电子书 图书标签: American.Literature   

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All the innocent, beloved, good-looking characters have names that start with 'A', like Adam, Abra and Aron. Yet all the dark, neglected, horrible characters, Cal, Charles and Cathy have names beginning with 'C'. But the latter ones are found more real and attractive to me. How ironic.

Adam looked up with sick weariness. His lips parted and failed and tried again. Then his lung filled. He expelled the air and his lips combed the rushing sigh. His whispered word seemed to hang in the air: “Timshel!” His eyes closed and he slept.

All the innocent, beloved, good-looking characters have names that start with 'A', like Adam, Abra and Aron. Yet all the dark, neglected, horrible characters, Cal, Charles and Cathy have names beginning with 'C'. But the latter ones are found more real and attractive to me. How ironic.

All the innocent, beloved, good-looking characters have names that start with 'A', like Adam, Abra and Aron. Yet all the dark, neglected, horrible characters, Cal, Charles and Cathy have names beginning with 'C'. But the latter ones are found more real and attractive to me. How ironic.

Adam looked up with sick weariness. His lips parted and failed and tried again. Then his lung filled. He expelled the air and his lips combed the rushing sigh. His whispered word seemed to hang in the air: “Timshel!” His eyes closed and he slept.

这本书买了有一两年了吧，第一次就是没有心情继续读下去。 第二次拿起这本书才把它看完的，出奇的顺利。而且是随手翻到哪页看哪页的。 看书就是看一个故事。Steinbeck 讲述的故事没有太多的铺陈和人物，两家人就两条线，很清晰，很自然。有种行云流水的感觉吧。 印象深的是Cath...  

Initial thought is one of the reason for PWB recommended this to Jodie, must because of the psychopath character Cathy.. it is a good story of humanity and circle of life.. difficult to read through those long descriptive paragraphs, not sure it is best cho...  

EAST OF EDEN John Steinbeck xi. The marriage fell apart in a way that allowed Steinbeck to project onto Adam and Cathy a sense that men are passive and women are angry. xi. Many critics deploy an Antaeus myth with Steinbeck and argue that the perceived fall...