Steinbeck's East Of Eden

Part I of Essay
In the novel , East of Eden by John Steinbeck, Catherine Ames is one of the main characters. She is introduced to the reader as a monster and as time goes on , she possesses both monster like and animal qualities. As Catherine sher gets older and wiser , she gets more evil ....

Part II of Essay
.... wanted the town to see and think when Cathy planned her kill; "The fire broke out... the Ames house went up like a rocket ... Enough remained of Mr. and Mrs. Ames to make sure there were two bodies ." Cathy had set the house on fire and broke into the safe to steal the family's money. As the investigators scooped the place, they noticed that the bolts stuck out and there were on keys left in the locks. They knew it was not an accident. Cathy's body was never found, but the town assumed that she died. "If it had not been for Cathy's murder ....