Kathy is all nature, no nurture. She was born into this world without the capacity to understand that humans can be good. So she acts cruelly and evilly and self-interestedly because she can't imagine that anyone else is doing anything other than that themselves. The crux of the book becomes clearer a little bit later after her twins surprise their parents.
After 488 episodes, we finally return to ol' Johnny Steinbeck. East of Eden mixes autobiography, pastoral fiction, and Biblical allegory -- a cocktail that has dismayed critics and excited audiences for decades. We dig into what works in this sprawling story and what might leave some readers wanting more.
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