East of Eden

The novel East of Eden, by John Stienbeck, related to many stories we have previously read this year. Two stories include "Our Town" and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde. Both of these stories are connected to East of Eden in their own way.
"Our Town" and East of Eden share the idea that life is full of disappointing events and the small things are what keep people going. This is constantly stressed by the stage manager in "Our Town." In East of Eden this is expressed through numerous characters, however, Samuel is one that greatly exemplifies this. His life is full of unhappy occurrences such as his unproductive farm and the death of his children. Through all of these tragedies he still found faith and hope in religion which gave him reason to move on in life.
The theme shared by East of Eden and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde is the dichotomy of man. Both stories obviously deal with the good side of man versus the evil side of......

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