![]() ![]() This semester I happened to be doing an independent study course on The Bible as Literature, and for my final paper I could write on any topic I wanted, so I wanted to include a more modern (modern in comparison with the Bible) piece of literature to see how the female figure of Eve was interpreted. It had been recommended to me multiple times as one of the best books ever, but my not so great experience with Of Mice and Men had me weary of picking up another Steinbeck piece. ![]() One boy thrives, nurtured by the love of all those around him the other grows up in loneliness, enveloped by a mysterious darkness. But the birth of his twins, Cal and Aron, brings his wife to the brink of madness, and Adam is left alone to raise his boys to manhood. ![]() Adam Trask came to California from the East to farm and raise his family on the new, rich land. Goodreads Synopsis: Set in the rich farmland of California’s Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families – the Trasks and the Hamiltons – whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Format: Hardcover, checked out from my local library ![]()
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