John Ernst Steinbeck (1902-1968), American author and winner of the Nobel Prize in 1962, was a leading exponent of the proletarian novel and a prominent spokesman for the victims of the Great Depression. John Steinbeck was born on Feb. 27, 1902, in Salin...

Through a career which spanned four decades, John Steinbeck was a novelist of people. His best books are about ordinary men and women, simple souls who do battle against dehumanizing social forces or who struggle against their own inhumane tendencies and...

Throughout a career which spanned four decades, John Steinbeck was a novelist of people. His best books are about ordinary men and women, simple souls who do battle against dehumanizing social forces or who struggle against their own inhumane tendencies...

Neil Clark on our disgraceful prejudice against the Visegrad Four - all countries more civilised than Britain RACISM is on the march in Western Europe. I refer not to increases in the number of racial attacks in British inner cities, nor to the...

Boston bands are on another hot streak. The latest to push open the door to the bigtime is East of Eden. The band's first gig was at the New Music Seminar two years ago in New York, where label scouts were so impressed...

A new tourism map of Monterey County can help you plan a literary pilgrimage to places associated with John Steinbeck, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack Kerouac, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and many other writers.The "Scenes For Your Senses Literary & Film Map," produced by the Monterey County Convention...

The number of DVD releases can be dizzying, but here's a useful paradigm when navigating this spring's releases: stick to Oscar nominees when renting (they'll all be out this spring), go for the collections and collector's editions when buying. The latter is much more exciting.The...

In the following essay, Owens examines the plot, central themes, and characters of East of Eden. Tempering his earlier unfavorable criticism of the novel, Owens writes, "East of Eden is, I believe, Steinbeck's greatest experiment, and one that succeeds more than some of us have thus far suspected."

Probably the best of John Steinbeck's novels, "East of Eden," is long but not "big," and anyone who, deceived by its spread in space and time (c. 1860–1920), says that it is "epical in its sweep," is merely in the usual grip of cliché. Its dramatic center is a narrow story of social horror that rests quite disarmingly on the proposition that "there are monsters born in the world to human parents." But through the exercise of a real...

This paper deals with the evil between the characters in East of Eden as well as how they affect one another.

Examines use of John Steinbeck's "symbol people" to tell a story in his novel East of Eden. Describes how the characters are imbued with lifelike characteristics, and through the interactions of the characters and their beliefs, the author is able to convey his moral ideology.

Examines biblical allusions in John Steinbeck's novel, "East of Eden." Provides a plot summary. Describes how the biblical allusions provide the story's foundation.