John Steinbeck’s novel, East of Eden, contains primarily caucasian characters from the Trask or Hamilton families, with Lee being the only developed main-character that is a Chinese immigrant. Lee is a servant for the Trasks, but he shares his intellect with several characters within the novel, as a guide or teacher. While the general stereotype of a Chinese immigrant pervades Steinbeck’s work, Lee develops a method for Steinbeck to discuss the individuality of these immigrants and their place in
novel East of Eden by John Steinbeck, questions exactly this. The novel, published in September 1952 by Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck, was not very successful in its first years, but after winning the Oprah’s Book Club award in 2003, sales were boosted, and so was the author’s fame. East of Eden was adapted into a very successful film in 1955 featuring James Dean in his first starring role. The film won many awards, including the Golden Globe for best motion picture drama in 1956. East of Eden
Cup of Gold Cup of Gold, Steinbeck's first novel, is published. The book concentrates on seventeenth-century pirate Henry Morgan's experiences in Panama. After two months, in October 1929, the U.S. securities exchange crashes, starting the Great Depression. The Pastures of Heaven The Pastures of Heaven is a collection of stories about the occupants of a rich valley in California, starting with the Spanish corporal who first discovers the "long valley stunned with a green field on which a crowd of
“Identity is much more that a name or feature we are born with”. The concept of identity is pervasive throughout John Steinbeck’s novel, East of Eden. At the inception of his novel Steinbeck seems to push two generations of brothers into what seems to be inescapable mold of Cain and Able. Although the first generation of brothers namely, Charles and Adam are unable to escape their fate, Adams son, Cal learns that one's true identity
Nature versus nurture—hereditary factors versus the way in which someone is raised—is a long-held debate within the field of psychology. In John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, Lee is a Chinese servant in America, a western society, whose parentage instill the values of their ancestral land throughout his childhood, influencing the way he responds to various situations and relates to other individuals. Although Lee is a skilled social interpreter, he chooses to defy against societal stigmas of choppy