How Did John Steinbeck Influence East Of Eden

There is only one author that is able to combine betrayal, murder, and love into one novel. Only the admired American author John Steinbeck is able to combine these and make his work, East of Eden into a best-seller in no time. Based on the morals he has learned through life, Steinbeck tells his story through the characters in East of Eden. Most of his fans adore and honor the way Steinbeck structures his writing in this way. John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902. Even when he was growing up, he had a passion and love for writing. Once he entered high school, he would stay up all night just to write. He would even invite friends to listen to his readings. Researchers have found out that Steinbeck would often sent short stories or pieces of his works to magazine companies under a fake name and add no address. At age fourteen, he knew he wanted to be a writer. After he graduated from Salinas High School, he went to Stanford to study marine biology. Steinbeck attended Stanford for six nonconsecutive years, then he dropped out, in 1925, without any degree. Had decided to travel to New York and worked many odd low paying jobs. Steinbeck started out as a reporter but was fired, then became an apprentice for painting, a surveyor, then finally a fruit picker. It wasn’t until
For starters, his hometown was Salinas Valley, California, where he give us vivid details of it’s landscape and wether patterns. East of Eden was originally based on Steinbeck’s family history. Gwyndolyn, his second wife, symbolizes Cathy in the book, for she betrayed him by leaving him with their children. His sons, Thomas and John symbolize Cal and Aron. Steinbeck even incorporates himself as Adam in East of Eden. Overall, East of Eden is commonly known as a modernized version of Adam and Eve, and Cain and Abel. The entire book was greatly influenced by Genesis 4:1-16. Steinbeck even came up with the title from reading Genesis