Supplemental materials:
- Short biography of Steinbeck. (Includes notes about his political views.)
- Discussion questions
- "East of Eden: Steinbeck's Proclamation of Human Greatness," David Stewart McCright, Master's Thesis, Iowa State, 1990
- "Inseparability of Good and Evil as a Challenge in John Steinbeck's East of Eden," Eva Kralova, University Review, Vol 7, No. 13 (2013), Alexander Dubcek University of Trencin, Slovak Republic.
- "Cathy Trask, Monstrosity, and Gender-Based Fears in John Steinbeck's East of Eden," Claire Warnick, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, 2014
- A Thematic Analysis, Owlcation - short analysis of themes of human nature, choice, change, strength/weakness
- "The Writer Who Said What Hemingway Couldn't," Jackson J. Benson, Los Angeles Times, April 9, 1989. Interesting discussion of how storytelling style limits the types of stories that can be told.
- "Steinbeck Catches Critical Hell," Oprah.com
- "John Steinbeck: Should he be afraid of Oprah?" Chris Suellentrop, Slate, June 26, 2003
- "Steinbeck in the Schools: East of Eden," San Jose State University, website. (Visit all the sublinks: Setting, Character Census and Descriptions, Plot Synopsis, Critical Reception.
As always, let me know if you come across anything you find useful and I'll add it to this list. And check back for more later.
