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- East of Eden as a Letter
Aubrey holds a Ph.D. in English and has published many articles on twentieth-century literature. In this essay Aubrey discusses East of Eden in the context of a series of letters Steinbeck wrote to his friend and editor Pascal Covici as he was writing the first draft of the novel.
- Changing Attitudes toward Steinbeck’s Naturalism and the Changing Reputation of East of Eden: A Survey of the Criticism since 1974
In the following essay, Etheridge examines how “the perception of Steinbeck’s naturalism has changed since the early 1970s,” and how “these changes have affected the reevaluation of East of Eden.”
- Steinbeck’s Exploration of Good and Evil: Structural and Thematic Unity in East of Eden
In the following essay, Heavilin focuses on Steinbeck’s theme of humans being able to triumph over evil in East of Eden, and explores how Steinbeck develops characters and scenes to communicate this.
- Alienation in East of Eden: The Chart of the Soul
In the following essay, McDaniel examines alienation as a psychological force in East of Eden.
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