East of Eden
Introduction + Context
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Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Themes
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Good, Evil, and the Human Soul
Time
Family, Love, and Loneliness
Religion, Myth, and the Power of Stories
Identity
Money, Wealth, and the Value of Work
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Adam Trask
Catherine Trask (Kate)
Caleb “Cal” Trask
Aron Trask
Charles Trask
Lee
Sam Hamilton
Tom Hamilton
Dessie Hamilton
John Steinbeck
Mary Steinbeck
Abra Bacon
Faye
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Water
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Dramatic Irony
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Imagery
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Mood
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Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator
Verbal Irony
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Themes
All Themes
Good, Evil, and the Human Soul
Time
Family, Love, and Loneliness
Religion, Myth, and the Power of Stories
Identity
Money, Wealth, and the Value of Work
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Adam Trask
Catherine Trask (Kate)
Caleb “Cal” Trask
Aron Trask
Charles Trask
Lee
Sam Hamilton
Tom Hamilton
Dessie Hamilton
John Steinbeck
Mary Steinbeck
Abra Bacon
Faye
Symbols
All Symbols
Water
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allegory
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Foil
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Paradox
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator
Verbal Irony
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