The evil woman Cathy Ames causes Adam to abandon his two sons, the religious Aron and the impulsive Caleb, and the latter indirectly kills the former by revealing that their mother is in fact alive.
It centers on the interpretation of the Hebrew word "timshel" found in the book of Genesis, which some characters conclude should mean "thou mayest rule over sin." The Chinese servant Lee serves as a mouthpiece for the author's own philosophical and religious beliefs, while Samuel Hamilton looks after a barren wasteland of a farm. The evil woman Cathy Ames causes Adam to abandon his two sons, the religious Aron and the impulsive Caleb, and the latter indirectly kills the former by revealing that their mother is in fact alive. For 10 points, name this novel set in Salinas, California that focuses on the Trask family, a treatment of the Cain and Abel story by John Steinbeck.
It centers on the interpretation of the Hebrew word "timshel" found in the book of Genesis, which some characters conclude should mean "thou mayest rule over sin.
{East of Eden}