East ofeden

EAST OF EDEN
Aaron Huestis

East of Eden is a MODERNIZED RETELLING OF THE CAIN AND Abel story.
It is not a tit for tat parallel, as Steinbeck has taken his own liberties.
The story is beautiful, moving, Deep, complex and redemptive.
Most of the characters are very complex. Some you hate, others you love but they all have their perfect place.

There is a relentless tension throughout the story. It is a masterpiece of rising and falling action throughout. As the tension in one situation is decreasing you can feeling it rising between two other characters.
It’s gritty and real. Every instance in this story could be a person’s life. The work is timeless because it deals with the rawest and most transcendent human issues.

The big questions in the story.
Can Adam trask overcome his own personal pain and and love his children as they are?
Can caleb find peace and love from his father?
Can caleb ever except himself?

I identified with caleb a great deal. I think that if you have a sibling that seems to be perfect and constantly praised you can tend to feel like you will never measure up. This can lead to deviant behavior. Caleb always struggled between loving his brother and hating him at the same time. He had the same struggle towards his father and his father never allowed for him to have his own path. Aaron naturally pleased his father and met his expectations. This lead caleb to believe that he was broken and evil. The story lives in this tension for much of the book.

Do Not! I repeat, DO NOT! Watch the movie for this book and think you will understand the book at all. The movie paints all of the characters wrong with the exception of abra and Kate. You will have a difficult time finding a review of this movie that says otherwise.
This movie leaves out more than it tells. Caleb is made to look like a whiny punk teenager (James dean does a much better job with a similar role in rebel without a cause).

In closing, I would like to encourage you to enjoy the story for it’s good story telling elements but also think deeply about the story and discover if you have a shared life experience with any of the characters. I think we can all find commonalities with every character in this masterpiece.

East ofeden

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