When a person goes through life, one of the major factors that affect a person is the family. The family is a life long companion that can not be separated until the person’s death. It can influence a person positively or negatively; but it is possible for a person to overcome its affect. In the book East of Eden by John Steinbeck, there are several characters that overcome the affect of their family.
One of the characters that overcome the affect of his family is Adam Trask. Adam’s father, Cyrus Trask, is a man who advocates the military all his life. Although the injury of his leg from the Civil War discards him from the military, his interest about the military does not stop. He gains knowledge about military through his studies and tells his sons about all the great things he had done in the war. Then, he convinces Adam, who is weaker and defenseless than his brother, Charles, to join the army. Adam joins the army without any resistance. While Adam is in the army, he......

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Title: East Of Eden By Steinbeck
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Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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