In five pages Steinbeck's novel is examined in terms of how good and evil are portrayed in a contrast of light and darkness. There are four other sources cited in the bibliography.
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in all people. John Steinbeck seemed to have the knack of presenting a reader with characters who obviously presented us with these truths. His simpletons were gentle and loving, with
the power to destroy without thought. His apparently useless vagabond characters were men and women who possessed good and bad qualities. In one of his most famous works, "East of
Eden," he seems to touch on those good and bad qualities, those qualities of light and dark, good and evil, which truly provide us with the duality of human nature.
In the following paper we examine his book and characters, illustrating how they truly demonstrate the light and dark of human nature. Light and Dark On the surface of
Steinbecks book we would perhaps envision Cals brother and father as good Christian, good men who were simple and honest and full of integrity. Cal is the one who feels
that he is dark and unwanted. Now, while he may be unwanted by his father he is certainly not altogether dark. He seems to attempt to reside in some darkness
due to the fact that he is unwanted. And, in this darkness we see the true character of his father come out, presenting us with a violent and angry man
who cannot be all good because he cannot see truth nor can he forgive. The father presents us with this image because, as we learn, Cal reminds him of
his wife. Cal is intelligent, restless, and imaginative. He wants more than the little town and his little family can perhaps offer. Of course, he probably would have been content
with such if his father had ever truly showed affection for him. We note this strong possibility when we understand that "From his first memory Cal had craved warmth and