John Steinbeck's novel, "East of Eden" depicts the relationship between two brothers who confront, due to the feeling of selective affection. As the title is metonymous of the book of Genesis in the bible and the story of Adam and Eve's sons, Cain and Abel, Cyrus is the father of Adam and Charles. Adam, is the least fierce, the most patient and compassionate, as well as the most disciplined. Charles is strong, unavoidable, unrestrained and envious. Cyrus is extremely fascinated with the military and armed forces, which is narrated as he intensely reads about the respective subject, without physical experience. Furthermore, with this obsessive behavior, he insists on his children enrollment into the military. Adam and Charles are half brothers; Adams mother died of suicide as she felt ashamed she contracted a sexually transmitted disease from her husband. Charles was the son of the second marriage of his father. Although Charles was the most courageous of the two, his father didn't intend him to enlist, due to his excessively fearless behavior. Yet he encourages Adam to do so, for he feels he will become a man, and might experience something worth while.
Charles, however, feels jealous of Adam, because of his closer relationship with his father. Charles feels less appreciated from his father, because of the praise his father gives to Adam, for simple things, which angers Charles, who feels he is superior. For that reason a strong sentiment of hostility and hate lies between the two brothers, for the feeling of security and love.
What does Cyrus appeal to, in his sons?
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