Interesting Facts About Steinbeck's East of Eden
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Cains
Abels
- Cyrus Trask
- Charles, Cyrus's son by Alice
- Cathy Ames, marries Adam and sleeps with Charles
- Cathy's son Caleb, Aron's twin, raised by Adam
Abels
- Alice Trask, Cyrus' second wife
- Adam, Cyrus' son by his first wife
- Abra Bacon, falls in love at first with Aron, then with Caleb
- Cathy's son Aron, Caleb's twin, raised by Adam