IntroductionWhat if the deepest wound in a family is not what happened to us, but what we unknowingly hand to someone else?John Steinbeck’s East of Eden asks whether human beings are trapped by inheritance, family roles, jealousy, guilt, and the darker parts of themselves. Cal fears that Cathy’s darkness lives inside him. Aron is protected by an image of goodness … [Read more...] about East of Eden Today: 5 Stories About Breaking Family Cycles
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East of Eden: Does Timshel Still Make Sense Today?
IntroductionWhat if the deepest question in East of Eden is not whether Cal is good or bad, but whether any of us can become more than what family, biology, pain, and history have already made us?John Steinbeck’s novel has endured for generations partly due to the questions it refuses to settle easily.Was Cathy born evil, or did Steinbeck make her too … [Read more...] about East of Eden: Does Timshel Still Make Sense Today?