Wednesday, June 11, 2008

East of Eden

in pages 252-305, things change. Samuel confronts Adam and tries to bring some sense into him, asking him to forget about the woman that ruined his life and think of his children. The book also delves more into the Hamilton family, especially the girls. When Samuel's oldest, Una, dies, his bright personality quickly diminishes and each of the family members deals with it personally. Soon, Samuel and Liza make a decision: they will move away from the farm and to Salinas. And after a brief but slightly educational conversation with Lee and Samuel, Adam decides on the names Caleb and Aaron.

Question: Why do you think it took so long for Adam to acknowledge his boys' existence?

2 comments:

Mrs. Petrelli said...
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Mrs. Petrelli said...

hi sis!! :)
anyway, to answer your question...
Adam is a very weak man, in my opinion, and i think that just by looking at his boys he was remined of Cathy, and he couldnt handle that. It took someone like Samuel to make him realize that he has sons he needs to take care of, and that he shouldnt be a coward.

Mrs. Petrelli :P