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East of Eden Lesson Plan

Study Objectives

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

  1. 1

    Students will explore the parallels Steinbeck explicitly draws between the Bible and East of Eden.

  2. 2

    Students will examine the concept of timshel and the notion of free will versus determinism.

  3. 3

    Students will learn of the American involvement in World War I.

  4. 4

    Students will compare and contrast Steinbeck's novel with the well-loved 1955 film adaptation.

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