Chapters 26-36 Questions

1. Do you think the reasoning behind naming the Trask boys will determine their fate or will they choose their fate, following timshel? If you think they will make decisions following the story of Cain and Able? Explain.
2. Do you think Cal(eb) with differ from his mother and become good, proving timshel to be true? Why, is there nay evidence for this?
3. Why do you think Adam told Cathy about Charles fortune? And why do you think Charles left Cathy part of his fortune?
4. Steinbeck makes his characters easy to define in terms of good and evil and many of his characters share similarities with those of the people in Genesis. Classify some of the characters into good and evil and list some of the similarities of the characters in East of Eden to those in Genesis.
5. How does the story of Cain and Able specifically apply to the Trask family? List some examples of when the story applies to East of Eden.
6. How does Cathy continue to influence the Trask family after she leaves? Specifically the lives of the twins?