... change people into the characters they are. Livingstone went from a love maniac, to a killing maniac. Never would you have thought it capable of Livingstone to kill his wife by the way he talked to Luke Harvey about her, but it's the things that cut people to their core that affect their entire being. Again though, it seems Lippard is drawing the reader toward the realization that people possess both good and ... evil. Livingstone does possess so much good inside him, which one can see ... : "Regret? " cried Bess with a flashing eye- "Why should I regret? Have I not as good a right to t...

• Word Count: 1860
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: High School

... ; (Zondervan NIV Study Bible, Gen. 4.5). This "division by their father's love" was the sole vindication that generated the jealousy and animosity between both sets of brothers and caused them to "develop a bitter rivalry" (Steinbeck in the Schools n.pag). In the Bible, this jealousy is enough to motivate Cain to kill Abel. Even though this does not happen in East of Eden, Charles follows ... she had only just abandoned them to join a prostitution house. Distraught over his evil mother, Aron enlists in the army. Aron dies soon after in battle and the news reaches the family. The situatio...

• Word Count: 2130
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School