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        <title><![CDATA[what is your opinion of Cathy?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/group/discuss/cathy-103#4</link>
        <description><![CDATA[what is your opinion of Cathy?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:26:29 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[It begins with the narrator's introduction of Salinas Valley in...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/what-first-5-chapters-about-book-east-eden-316</link>
        <description><![CDATA[It begins with the narrator's introduction of Salinas Valley in California, the setting of the story. Next, it introduces the Hamilton family and  Trask family. It would switch from Hamilton and Trask family back and forth repeatedly, giving new description and new discovery to each of them. Lastly, the narrator introduces Cathy Ames, the monster in the story, who had murdered her parents and became a prostitute.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:21:07 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Happy Ending in East of Eden]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/documents/happy-ending-east-eden-42281</link>
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        <title><![CDATA[I think the summary for Chapter 1 of East of Eden is describing the the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/what-summary-for-chapter-1-east-eden-56607</link>
        <description><![CDATA[I think the summary for Chapter 1 of East of Eden is describing the the Salinas Valley in Northern California where most of the story takes place.  The Gabilan Mountains and the Santa Lucias were also described in the first chapter.]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/what-summary-for-chapter-1-east-eden-56607</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:58:14 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is Abra's father one of the men who Kate's holds a photo of if so where...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/abras-father-one-men-who-kates-holds-photo-where-88819</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Is Abra's father one of the men who Kate's holds a photo of if so where do we find out and what happens to make him loose his control of life?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/abras-father-one-men-who-kates-holds-photo-where-88819</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:12:36 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[analyze charles trask and the role he plays in the novel "east of eden"]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/analyze-charles-trask-role-he-plays-novel-east-71629</link>
        <description><![CDATA[analyze charles trask and the role he plays in the novel "east of eden"]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:45:49 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This topic has been discussed on the enotes page listed below. However,...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/what-two-main-themes-east-eden-61613</link>
        <description><![CDATA[This topic has been discussed on the enotes page listed below. However, here is a quick summary.
The main theme is the battle between good and evil. The battle can be between good vs. evil people or it can be a fight in the life of one person as they decide what choices they will make in life. This battle is seen in the biblical story of Cain and Abel, and it was shown again when Steinbeck has Lee explain the story of Cain ad Abel to Samuel...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 2 Feb 2009 14:23:15 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What are two main themes in East of Eden?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/what-two-main-themes-east-eden-61613</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What are two main themes in East of Eden?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 2 Feb 2009 11:54:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Adam decides to go in person to inform Cathy of her inheritance. Cathy...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/what-summary-for-chapter-31-east-eden-60873</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Adam decides to go in person to inform Cathy of her inheritance. Cathy is incredulous and suspects that Adam has ulterior motives, not the least of which, she charges, is to get her run out of town. She simply cannot believe that Adam would be so generous and prefers to think of him as naïve and stupid.  Adam, however, is not at all invested in what she does or does not think of him.  He had a message to deliver and he did so.
Before he...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:47:42 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Steinbeck-as-narrator reflects on his understanding of the nature of the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/what-summary-for-chapter-34-east-eden-60879</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Steinbeck-as-narrator reflects on his understanding of the nature of the world.  He argues that there is only one story:  from birth, men are caught in a “net of good and evil.”  And at the conclusion of our lives, we ask ourselves hard questions:  “Was it good or was it evil?  Have I done well – or ill?”  The only measuring stick is “Was he loved or hated?  Is his death felt as a loss or does a kind of joy come from it?”...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:42:21 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tom works hard on the ranch to make a home.  Dessie wants to be happy...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/what-summary-for-chapter-33-east-eden-60877</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Tom works hard on the ranch to make a home.  Dessie wants to be happy but the pain keeps returning.  She begins to worry about how Tom would survive without her.
Dessie, perhaps in an attempt to show Tom that more of the world exists beyond the Valley, tries to get Tom to agree to travel the world with her.  She proposes that they both work hard for a year and save as much they can; Tom agrees and even has a plan to raise the traveling...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:38:52 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Dessie Hamilton is largely the focus of this chapter.   Her sisters...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/what-summary-for-chapter-32-east-eden-60875</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Dessie Hamilton is largely the focus of this chapter.   Her sisters were all loved, but Dessie was the “warm-beloved.”  Her warmth radiates beyond the boundaries of her own family.  Everyone loves Dessie.  The women who frequent her dress shop come as much for her camaraderie as for Dessie’s fashionable designs.  But after the unhappy conclusion of her affair, Dessie changes.  She keeps right on working, but the laughter and...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:35:43 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the summary for Chapter 34 of East of Eden?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/what-summary-for-chapter-34-east-eden-60879</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What is the summary for Chapter 34 of East of Eden?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:45:59 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the summary for Chapter 33 of East of Eden?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/what-summary-for-chapter-33-east-eden-60877</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What is the summary for Chapter 33 of East of Eden?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:45:24 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the summary for Chapter 32 of East of Eden?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/what-summary-for-chapter-32-east-eden-60875</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What is the summary for Chapter 32 of East of Eden?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:44:49 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the summary for Chapter 31 of East of Eden?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/what-summary-for-chapter-31-east-eden-60873</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What is the summary for Chapter 31 of East of Eden?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:43:42 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Adam drives into Salinas, hoping for the letter from Charles.  He is...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/what-summary-for-chapter-30-east-eden-60715</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Adam drives into Salinas, hoping for the letter from Charles.  He is surprised and saddened to find a letter from a law firm.  His brother has died and left him, and Cathy, his entire estate.
Adam is disturbed by his brother’s will. He talks the matter out with Lee. He does not feel it is his place to dismiss his brother’s wishes. Lee points out that without his direct involvement in letting Cathy know, there would be no way for her to...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:05:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Adam is impatient for an answer from Charles about whether he will come...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Adam is impatient for an answer from Charles about whether he will come to California to visit. His wait is made a bit more tolerable, however, by the delivery of his new Ford by Will Hamilton. Will dislikes Fords but they are making him a lot of money so he acts enthusiastic for his buyers.
Will is not mechanically inclined, however, and his attempts to explain the complicated start-process of the new Ford are confusing to Adam and Lee. ...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:04:33 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The boys notice the change in their father as they sit around the dinner...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The boys notice the change in their father as they sit around the dinner table.  He is engaged and interested in them, a fact that makes them a bit uncomfortable.  Aron tells of Abra’s rejection of his gift, and that he is disappointed because he wanted to marry her.  Cal is still feeling mean.  He brings up Abra’s suggestion that they go put flowers on their mother’s grave.  Though it makes him uncomfortable to lie, Adam tells them...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:01:24 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the summary for Chapter 30 of East of Eden?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/east-eden/q-and-a/what-summary-for-chapter-30-east-eden-60715</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What is the summary for Chapter 30 of East of Eden?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:56:40 PST</pubDate>
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