However, John Steinbeck, author of East of Eden, addresses this discourse with a very different perspective. ... Even early on, Steinbeck shows similar qualities that the brothers share with Cain and Abel. ... Steinbeck describes this woman as a "dirty bundle of rags and mud trying to worm its way up the steps" (Steinbeck 110). ... There's something--I almost recognize'" (Steinbeck 116). ... Steinbeck writes, "if he had recognized her, so had she recognized him. ...

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John Steinbeck explores these ideas in his book East of Eden. ... John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902. ... The Grapes of Wrath, written in 1939, was perhaps Steinbeck's most famous novel, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. ... Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. ... Steinbeck describes Cathy as being "born without a conscious or soul." ...

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East of Eden In John Steinbeck's Book, East of Eden, he succeeds in recreating the Fall of Man. ... (Genesis 4:11, 12)" Steinbeck personifies the Serpent in the character of Cathy. ... Steinbeck says, "There was a time when a girl like Cathy would have been called possessed by the devil. ... (Steinbeck 29)" He goes on to say, " What did you do on his birthday? ... (Steinbeck 30)" After the talk between the brothers, Charles reared back and began beating on Adam. ...

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