Jan 4, 2010

East of Eden | East of Eden

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Author: John Steinbeck
First Published: 1952
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Regional
Time of Work: 1865-1918
Genres: Long fiction, Regional fiction
Subjects: North America or North Americans, Suffering, United States or Americans, Parents and children, Murder or homicide, Nineteenth century, Betrayal, 1910’s, California, West, U.S., Brothers, Farms, farmers, or farming, Fathers, Good and evil, Fate or fatalism
Locales: Salinas Valley, CA

Places Discussed

*Salinas Valley (sah-LEE-nas). Long narrow depression between Northern California’s Gabilan and Santa Lucia mountain ranges. The Salinas River winds its way up the center of the valley and empties into Monterey Bay. In the novel, the Gabilan Mountains to the east are described as lovely and full of light, presenting to the residents of the valley warm and beckoning foothills. The Santa Lucias to the west, standing between the valley and the sea, are dark, brooding, and dangerous. This contrasting setting enhances the conflicts of the plot—between Adam and...

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East of Eden | East of Eden

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