My favorite part is Samuels friendship with Lee. They both talk long on philosophy. Both are good men with honest souls. Who do they represent in this case? These two characters are the only characters in the book that have no evil. I’d be happy to hear your thoughts.
@@georgesturdy7040 I disagree. Early in the book Adam steals after escaping his jail sentence. I think the closest comparison for Samuel would be Marcus Aurelius (the purest of them all). Lee also steals the book Meditations from Samuel which was written by Marcus.
A great book but in my opinion not as good as Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. East of Eden is basically a Cain and Abel deritative and that biblical story is brought up in the book on several occasions. But the ultimate evil person in this book is Catherine\Katy, an amoral woemn who seeks to be rich and believes everyone is uncaring and selfish in the end. That is until she meets Aaron, her son, for the first time. I like The Grapes of Wrath over East of Eden because East of Eden seems a bit disjointed at time. It spends the first 1/3 to 1/2 of the book talking about various things outside the story, such as discussing the Hamilton family in detail. We only get to know a few of them in great detail in the actual story. The only reason why the family is discussed in detail is to show how close and happy the family is. Then in the second half of the book we start to see some of them before they die off. That is not to say this book is boring or hard to read. It is different than the typical book but it is still interesting nonetheless and I enjoyed reading it Thanks for the summary.
I liked this one more than Grapes of Wrath (though, I suspect that's because I was forced to read Grapes of Wrath for school, but I picked up East of Eden on my own)
Grapes of Wrath was ok, but Eden was masterful. I rarely read long books more than once. This one I read several times. The depth can not be captured in film. It's three generations of conflict each reflecting timeless biblical narratives that haunt modern humanity to this day. This is a good summary of the book and one of my happiest days was yesterday when my daughter finished reading it. It's heavy and I've kept this book close to me for years. The wisdom is rife in this one and Steinbeck hit it out the park. It speaks on all human struggle and in doing so our resolution of the struggle. If you can read this book, and cherish it.
Great work! Great Review! When I suggest the book (as it’s a favorite of mine), I share with people it’s a deep look into Generational Legacy with an in-depth look at favoritism and how it effects the human heart for evil & good. The book resonates with our very own soul on our own choices we make and how they effect others. One brother beats his brother up and when the father sees the son was beat up by his brother the father asks why he did it, when the beaten son stays silent, the father threatens him asking why and then the beaten son reveals it’s because he thinks you don’t love him…😢 Below is my favorite part, because Steinbeck has deeply contemplated most likely through his own personal experience and comparing it to man’s philosophies and God’s life manual the Bible. Thou Mayest man shall triumph over sin,,, but God gives us free will to choose wisely between evil or good. Taken from East of Eden, John Steinbeck I’ve had a complete picture of you... Proud of it... No one could call him a liar because mainly the lie was in his head... And any truth coming from his mouth carried the color of the lie. Quite early he could talk the talk and his conversations were quite convincing... He developed to be an excellent conversationalist and story teller, he began to attract attention with the stories...his stories were intelligent and convincing His private life was laced through with all this... It was the children that really caught it... When a child first catches adults out... when it first walks into it’s grave little head... that adults do not have divine intelligence... that their judgements not always wise, their thinking true, their sentences just... His world falls into panic desolation, the Gods are fallen and all safety gone... And there is one sure thing about the fall of God’s... they don’t fall a little... they crash or shatter deeply into green muck... it is a tedious job to build them up again... they never quite shine, and the child’s world is never quite whole again....it is an aching quite growing,,, Steinbeck gives us amazing characters as examples that choose to be bitter or better… What do you choose?
Well... Thank You for your effort but IMHO it's too short; the plot alone, that you summarise very well, it's non enough even for a surface analysis. There are many things going in his book...
It could be a very nice video but you can hear all the breathing, swallowing and the sounds that the mouth makes when you speak so it's impossible to concentrate! You should buy something to muffle those sounds. Good luck!
Hi Chloe! I loved your review of this book and your thoughts on the book. I've just started a channel which is a first impressions look at books. I've just uploaded my own thoughts on East of Eden (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OOUW8V0pM1w.html). I'd love to know whether you think Cathy is 'evil'? And whether such a thing exists in the book? I'd be stoked if you'd be able to view it. Keep up the great work!!!!
I think Cathy is definitely _evil_ . Though you could argue that some of the things that she does is more on the _amoral_ side, because she doesn't have malicious intent. I think her drive to be Top Dog, to dominate and control others, is evil. I'll have to check yours out!
@@ChloeFrizzle I agree - only because I don't believe in 'evil'. 'Amoral' is the perfect definition.Hope you enjoy the pod. Here's the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OOUW8V0pM1w.html
@@ChloeFrizzle My mom made me read it and said that it’s a book my three siblings (2 brothers & 1 sister) have all read and is in their top three books. I’m here reading like “How is this book in their top three, so fucking boring!”
