Theme Of East Of Eden By John Steinbeck

Caleb’s Ability to Choose East of Eden was written by John Steinbeck and published September 19th of 1952. East of Eden is considered post war literature. Thought this book it is clear that many of Steinbeck's characters have two sided. The central theme of East of Eden is the ability to choose, every charter in this novel has the ability to decide to be a good and moral person or to follow down the path of Cathey Ames and abandon all that is deemed right and just. Cathey and Adam give birth to twins one of which being Caleb. Caleb tend to feel like he takes after his mother in her cruel ways but he like everyone else still has a choice. Cal might be related to a cruel and manipulative person but he is still his own person who can choose to be good.

During chapter 27 there is a storm and a family stopes at the Trask farm to seek shelter. Aron takes a liking two the family’s daughter Abra. Cal gets jealous that Abra has felling for Aron and wants to get revenge. Aron had wrapped the rabbit that he killed for Abra that day and stuck note inside asking her to marry him. Cal lied to Abra telling her that Aron but something vicious in the box. Abra and her family went on their way and she dropped the box outside the carriage window without ever seeing what lay inside. In chapter 39 when the boys get older they moved to Salanis and Cal gets in trouble for gambling. Cal understands that he is respected but not loved and wishes he could be like his