Paradox and Dream

"paradox and dream"

Americans

are

restless

we try to assimilate others

we are all afraid of each other

materialistic

agree/disagree

example

they are always trying to move around not settled

we see our way as the only way

we wont talk to strangers

we don't know how to do anything but we like having everything

American Exceptionalism

Americans are unique in a away that we have a history that is no other country. We were built from self determination and democracy. There is a lot of propaganda the we are fed all of our life's but that doesn't mean that there is noting unique about America. If there was a line with different counties of people you will not be able to tell which is American unless you converse with them and find out there history. East of Eden describes American as on going people with a lot of history and a people that move around and can adapt easily.

John Steinbeck

1. John Steinbeck was very involved in a community that was based on nature and gazing. He listened to stories of his grandparents and steeping him self in books and neighborhood stories. His environment had a huge effect on him because he later became an agricultural man. He found him self in the nature of where he grew up.

2. Steinbeck was controversial because he was seen like a virus because he wrote about the Mexicans in tortillas, Steinbeck wrote Indus battle about California abused workers and was seen as a violent. He was also seen as a communists because of the grapes of wrath.

3. He worked as an agricultural worker and later moved to Tahoe where he found himself completely in nature. It was in his corner of Paradise in nature that he wrote.

4. Steinbeck wrote about the people that were being treated badly or abused. He wrote about the poor Mexicans and immigrants.

5. Jazz affected his writing by having a funk to life and determining that he was going to be a writer or nothing. When Mexican were in America being treated badly he wrote about their struggles.

Timshel

The concept of Timshel or Thou Mayest says that a person might do what he is told or has a power to not do what he is told. This concept is all through out East of Eden and also connects to the topic of Cain and Abel because they each had a choice between good or bad or to do or not to do. East of Eden focuses on man kind and the root of people's actions witch is described in Thou Mayest or in peoples personal choice. Adam also faced this concept when his wife left him. Cathy had left Adam by choice and it was a choice to do bad but Adam instead of choosing to let his anger control him he chose to take care of his children and move on.