East of Eden - Self Knowledge

Several characters in Steinbeck's novel "East of the Garden of Eden" indicate self-awareness and lack of soul spoilage. There is a gap between the behaviors of some characters and their true human character. The difference between character behavior and human identity often represents the fight between good and evil in the soul of the character itself. Cald, one of Adam Straske's twin boys, vividly reflected his struggle in his life. The pursuit of this identity is an important theme of the novel, the free will.

Despite severe criticism, the eastern part of Eden has become an instant best seller, and I regard it as one of Steinbeck's best achievements. East Eden is still Steinbeck's most controversial book - a controversial classic. This book was adapted from the 1955 film "East of Eden" directed by James Dean and Director Kazan, starring James Dean and Julie Harris. In 1981 TV mini play, Timothy Bottoms and Jane Seymour starred. The novel has recently gained popularity when TV celebrities Oprah Winfrey picked the East of Eden as the club of her classic book. Another filmization by Ron Howard will be released in 2006.

The story of Eden is described in Biblical Genesis 2: 4b - 3: 24 and has a garden on the east side of the Garden of Eden. Usually, the translation has "Eden", its component is "of", but since the Hebrew text has "gan-beeden" instead of the composed form, the preposition "be" in "beeden" It is gan - ". The translation of beeden to "Eden" rather than "Eden" is not grammatically correct. The actual location of the Garden of Eden is controversial among scholars, but some of them concluded that the garden is a place of alien - a place where the gods live. The water from the garden is the source of the two big rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. These are well known for the production of irrigation systems in the surrounding area in ancient Mesopotamia. That place should be somewhere in Mesopotamia

The people of Ancient Mesopotamia also believed in paradise called Eden somewhere in the east. According to some ancient sources, the four major rivers of the ancient Near East - Tigris, Euphrates, Harris and the Alax river - are flowing out of the garden. Today, scholars are discussing the origin of the word Eden. Some people think that it comes from Sumerian * meaning "ordinary". Others say that comes from the Persian word heden, which means "garden".

Tim Shell's concept goes through most of the eastern part of Eden. That word is in Hebrew "You are possible" and the complete Biblical phrase is "You can dominate sin". Li pointed out that if you are happy, you may not have it. In other words, people can choose whether or not to take action, whether it is good or bad. Charles did not act kindly and chooses not to act, and when he left alone to the farm, his jealousy and feelings were intense. His choice lost Adam to him. By joining the army, Aaron chose to start running from Karl and knew that his mother was Kate, notorious for him. It is difficult for Cal to choose not to emulate a mother. In order to revenge as a son who likes Aaron, Kal showed their mother to Aaron, he made a choice, but this led him to lose Aaron to take part in the war.