(After my previous series of Litchatte.com essays on Steinbeck’s East of Eden, I have re-written my first posting on this book here, and re-focused it here as a book review).
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The Ghost of Adam Trask in Steinbeck’s East of Eden
“Young Adam was always an obedient child. Something in him shrank from violence, from contention, from the silent shrieking tensions that can rip at a house.” In this blog on
A Father Gives His Son the Gift of Dog Turd in Steinbeck’s East of Eden
A Modern Re-Telling of the Cain & Abel Story In Steinbeck’s East of Eden’s first modern re-telling of the Cain and Abel story, Charles the second son of Cyrus Trask
Exploring the Universal Wisdom of Steinbeck’s East of Eden – Part I
Searching for Steinbeck’s Beliefs in His Books In the next series of Litchattte Blogs, I will be considering John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel, East of Eden and the accompanying Journal he
Dive Deep and Discover The Treasures of The Pearl
“It is not good to want a thing too much. It sometimes drives the luck away. You must want it just enough, and you must be very tactful with
Why Did Steinbeck Write The Grapes of Wrath?
In last week’s class, I asked my students at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Richmond, if they knew why John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath.
Of Mice and Men: Steinbeck Introduces Readers to the Unfamiliar
John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902. Like his literary contemporary, Ernest Hemingway, Steinbeck concentrated on writing about the familiar settings, characters, and complex situations that he had
New Book Group Discussing Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
In early 2017, I will be Starting an In-Person and Online Book Discussion Group for Lovers of Classic 19th and 20th Century Literature. Our First In-Person Meetings will be held
