Essay #3 Literary Analysis Writing Seminar March 20, 2000 Throughout the novel East of Eden, John Seinbeck constructs his characters in such a way that they appear to have enormous depth. Steinbeck creates his characters so that it is impossible for the reader to label or stereotype his characters. Steinbeck continually toys with the idea of whether Caleb can restrain his evil or if the evil is totally beyond his control. I believe that there are instances in …showed first 75 words of 606 total…

…showed last 75 words of 606 total…and pleasant, showing that with effort, he can be a nice person. It is these three events, which allow the reader to see Cal for who he really is. It is because Cal misunderstands himself, that other people are unable to judge him accurately. After he reaches realization that he does have control over what he becomes, he is able to use his will to become a better caring person. Bibliography There is not bibliography