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- Title
A Steinbeck Midrash on Genesis 4:7.
- Authors
Gilmore, Alec
- Abstract
A literary criticism of the novel "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck is presented. It outlines the characters and examines the symbolic significance of these characters. It explores several of the novel's themes including religiousness, personal responsibility, sin, rejection, and acceptance. It tackles the plot's similarities to the story of Biblical figures Cain and Abel and Steinbeck's ambivalence between the community and the individual.
- Subjects
EAST of Eden (Book : Steinbeck); STEINBECK, John, 1902-1968; LITERARY characters; RELIGIOUSNESS in literature; CAIN (Biblical figure); RESPONSIBILITY in literature
- Publication
Dialogue (15749630), 2013, Vol 16, p257
- ISSN
1574-9630
- Publication type
Literary Criticism