After moving to the Salinas Valley and making friends with the Hamilton family, Adam's marriage began to further cripple. Samuel Hamilton's daughter, Olivia, chose the career of teaching to escape the wretched life of farming. She married a wealthy man, owner of the King City flour mill. In contrast to Cathy, who dislike the feeling of having children, is irresponsible and indifferent with guilty actions, Olivia raises four children and is altruistic in all senses. She helps the United States by proving Liberty bonds and is recognized by her efforts. Adam hires a housekeeper and a cook named Lee; a witty Chinese American who knows what occurs between Cathy and Adam. Furthermore, at the point of almost giving birth, Cathy's selfish behavior leads others (the Hamiltons and the servant) to believe that Cathy is a unhappy, immoral women. After giving birth, with help of Samuel, to twins, Cathy leaves Adam and finds a supposed home and job at the local brothel of Faye. Seemingly, Steinbeck seems to not have undermine the behavior of Cathy, due to her attitude, escaping from Adam after birth at gun point was acceptable , for her previous actions. It appears that Steinbeck inferiorized Cathy for her "evil" or self pleasing nature.
Why would Steinbeck pair up Adam and Cathy? Didn't Adam know what type of woman she was?
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i dont understand when u mean inferiorized cathy. i think steinbeck is showing her truly evil self
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