May 3
Text — Timshel
East of Eden, though it seemed long at some parts, is an incredible piece of literature. I just finished it. It hits all of the bases—it gets every sense. I was affected by it, in different ways than other works. Read it. Seriously. Everything: the Biblical concept of naming, the Cain and Abel dichotomy, the Fall symbolism, the aging, the living in a story—all of it spans the 600 pages with poetry. You fall for the characters and yell when things are done to them you couldn’t imagine. It is pessimistic, as it’s life, but it’s optimistic, as there’s hope.
