Steinbeck's East of Eden


In the novel , East of Eden by John Steinbeck, Catherine Ames is one of
the main characters. She is introduced to the reader as a monster and as time
goes on , she possesses both monster like and animal qualities. As Catherine
sher gets older and wiser , she gets more evil and displays her monster and
animals like characteristics. She knows she is powerful and indestructible. She
has manipulated and tricked many people her life causing them to go to the
extreme... death.

Catherine "Cathy" shows her evilness and her moster like behavior in
many scene throughout the book. Steinbeck illustrates Cathy as being a monster ,
"I believed there are monsters born in the world ... It is my belief that Cathy
Ames was born with the tendencies, or lack of them, which drove and forced her
all of her. Cathy was born with an innocent look that fooled many; she had
golden blond hair, hazel eyes, a thin and dedicated nose , and a small chin to
make her face look heart......

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Title: Steinbeck's East Of Eden
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