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.

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...  

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...  

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...