Just Keep Moving Along

I'm really enjoying East of Eden. I'm at a point where I'm very concerned for some of the characters. Right now Faye is at the top of my concern list. I don't want "Kate" to hurt her. What I like a lot about this story is how Steinbeck formats his chapters, giving all of us different tidbits of everyone's life. Especially when the narrator identified himself as Olive's son. I did have to laugh when the story of her flight came about. The pilot is amazed by Olive's adventurous spirit, while Olive is being brave and calm to help him accept his coming doom. It was entertaining to me to say the least.

I really like Lee's character. I think he has a lot of wisdom that he hasn't shown to Adam, but Samuel has gotten him to talk. I'm hoping to see Lee open  up to Adam more and that Lee helps Adam "move through the motions" the way Samuel told him too. The friendship budding between Lee and Samuel is nice to see. Samuel is definitely different for his time. Instead of judging Lee, he simply tries to understand him, which I think is awesome on his part, and I think Lee really sees that, especially since he opens up to him.

Part of me really wanted to shake Adam. He was so blinded by love for Cathy that he didn't see who she really was, and Charles did. The fact that Charles and Cathy are kindred spirits of sorts to me tells me things won't bode well for Adam in the long run, especially since now he has twins to raise since she ran off.

I've got a lot of questions for the rest of the story, but I suppose the only way I'll get the answers I want for them is to read the rest of the novel. :-) Awesome pick Katie, I'm really digging this!!