April Morning By Howard Fast Character Analysis

Imagine you are entering a garden. You take in the aroma of the air and feel the serenity as

In John Steinbeck’s novel, East of Eden, the author explores mankind’s endeavor to overcome internal and worldly evil by utilizing biblical allusions and circular prose.

In the beginning of the story, Moses is the antagonist as him and his son Adam Cooper bump heads often. Moses’s interactions with his family show that he is a very strong willed man who wants things his way. Adam states, “His voice called after me like a whip around my ankle” (Fast 3). In this quote, Adam is hinting that he is afraid of his father’s wrath. Granny, who is a widow and lives with her son Moses and his family, has a close relationship with Adam, after one of Adams scolding’s from his father, he tells Granny, “He doesn’t lose patience, Granny. He doesn’t have any patience to begin with” (Fast 9). Moses is hot-tempered when it comes to Adam because he wants the best for his son, which is why he is so strict

Adam and Eve had a perfect Garden of Eden, until Eve ate the apple and contaminated the garden. In being tricked by the snake, Eve betrayed God’s word. Mankind has often betrayed others because of the darkness in their heart. In A Separate Peace, John Knowles uses Phineas as a sacrificial lamb to portray Gene’s savage side and demonstrate that peace can never be achieved at a worldwide level until man accepts the darkness in his own heart.

In both F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Robert Frost’s “Nothing Gold Can Stay”, it states that nothing that is considered precious cannot last because time is always moving forward, making change inevitable. In the novel, Gatsby and Daisy both relate to elements in the poem. An allusion made in the poem can also be used to describe Gatsby and Daisy’s roles in the novel.

Everyone knows that they have a choice a choice of whether to do good or evil. As Steinbeck said himself “As for that struggle between good and evil in human history, there is no other story.” Within John Steinbeck’s book East of Eden the main theme which is really pronounced is the choice between good and evil. Mr. Steinbeck conveys this theme by using various literary devices.

In the vagaries of life, everyone encounters various constraints and adversities. It is vital for individuals to consider and balance the influences of these factors toward their life. Although utilizing suggestions and comprehending the experiences may help individuals to have improvement or enhancement, it is critical for them to be conscious about their own perspective. Occasionally, people allow the external voices to overcome their own attempts, and this will eventually undermine their personal characteristics. In Alden Nowlan’s works, the Glass Rose, the character Stephen comes across with several collisions simultaneously. He encounters the external issue of physically disparity with the people that he get along with, and the internal conflicts between being a man with the characteristic that his father modeled for him or being a unique

Adam was very fearful in the middle of this book. “God have mercy on me.” (Fast105). This quote shows how he was scared, he pleaded with God that he could not be courageous much longer. Adam and his brother, Levi, aren’t very close in the beginning or middle of this book. “But when Levi slipped out of the smoke house, I was alone again and afraid again.” When Levi left Adam in the smoke house, he became frightened again, this shows how fearful Adam actually is at this time. Fearful is a strong word that describes how Adam feels throughout the middle of the

Charles has become afflicted with loneliness. To provide him with some of his only human contact, Charles seeks out prostitutes, which provide him comfort. “There is great safety for shy man with a prostitute” (45). In addition, he finds security in work even though it is hard and remorseless because it brings him relief from his misery. Another person adsorbed by work is Adam, he has yet to figure out a way to live life outside the war. Therefore, the theme of loneliness is portrayed through Charles and Adam. Additionally, Cyrus becomes angry at Adam. The army has failed in teaching Adam courage, instead it has made him thoughtless. Therefore, with Cyrus being a materialist, he doesn’t understand why someone would do work if it doesn’t lead

John Adams, although not as widely known as George Washington or Thomas Jefferson, he has done a lot of work to help America

“The Ground That Opened Its Mouth: The Ground’s Response to Human Violence in Genesis 4”, written by Duke University’s Mari Jorstad, is a scholarly article that covers the idea that the ground and the early humans did indeed have a connection. Furthermore, Dr. Jorstad’s thesis appears to be that the ground is responsive to God’s will, and thus opposes human rebellion and brutality. In other words, the ground reflects God’s will and this often times clashes with humans and their behavior. Dr. Jorstad, in her article, discusses examples that exemplify her point from the Book of Genesis, specifically in relation to Cain, Adam and Noah.

Adam and Cousin Simmons traveled to the Atkins place to recover and rest. “Cousin Simmons couldn’t bear to watch those women breaking their backs over the well handle. He said he didn’t think that war was any reason for men to turn into hogs and women into slaves; and he took over the handle himself and then shamed others into turns” (Fast 152). Simmons believes that making the women work a mans was not the right thing and even though they were tired. The resistance broke up into parties of two or three on their way to the Atkins place, so on their way they encountered a young redcoat that was dead. “God’s name, what are you to rob the dead with the fight going on! Cousin Simmons roared. They tried to outface him, but Joseph Simmons was as wide as two average men, and it would have taken braver men than these were to outface him” (Fast 147). Even though they were fighting British Simmons thought it was wrong to rob the dead in the middle of a battle. Simmons was very virtuous; he did what he thought was the right thing. Not only was he caring and moral, he was also

His effect on his family has had a really bad impact because when they used to do normal family stuff like hunting or going out to eat he thinks of a way to kill himself and so now his family is afraid to go out because they might see death. Adam says, “I am a young boy who enjoys having fun with his family and friends in a small time to do but the only difference that separates me from all the others, I have killed myself 39 times.”. This book is a book that describes the life of a normal teenager that goes through normal things such as trying new things and falling in love but it’s not like a book that would you would read to see if it’s an adventure book.So in conclusion the book talks about a not so normal boy who has killed himself 39 times but not because he is a depressed hating life kid but there is nothing to do in his small town. His family still loves him but they fear that he might just kill himself again and

“His whispered word seemed to hang in the air: ‘Timshel’’’ (Steinbeck 602). In East of Eden by John Steinbeck, Adam Trask says one word to forgive Caleb and free him from feeling rejected. Adam shows that he is honorable through his actions and feelings. He is against violence, he serves his time, and he pays his debts. He feels remorse for sending men into the army and will not accept money earned from war. The people around him like him for his personality and behavior. His plans for his future cause him to be well received in his new home. He is naive in that he sees the best in people. He does not see the negatives in people or his ideas. Despite the fact that Adam Trask neglects his children for most of their lives, he demonstrates his selfless and good-hearted characteristics by being naive, honorable and likable.

In the classic novel East of Eden by John Steinbeck, Adam Trask is the main protagonist for the entire first half. Adam was a very innocent child, and he grew up to be a very naïve and innocent man. Adam is majorly dominated by his Superego and ego, while his Id is almost nonexistent. During the entire first half of the novel, not once do we see Adam act in an aggressive manner or seek instant gratification for his actions. In fact, Adam avoids violence and conflict, even as a soldier in the army. Although his father did love him the most, he thought of him as unintelligent, apathetic and weak. He saw him as a “weakling who will never amount to a dog turd” (36). Charles, his brother, also thought of him as a weakling. After serving for five