East of Eden: Book Movie Explanation
             John Steinbeck's epic tale, East of Eden, is portrayed very accurately in Elia
             Kazan's film adaptation of the novel. Though the screen adaptation of East of Eden is an
             excellent portrayal, one of the most probable reasons for deleting sections of the book
             were constraints of time and money. Apparently the director's choices to delete certain
             sections of the book obviously did not affect the movie or the book's plot line too greatly.
             The director most probably felt that the backgrounds of Adam or Kate were not
             necessary since in this movie the main theme circulated around Cal and Aron's fight to win
             their father's love and attention. Elia Kazan probably also felt that the role of Lee, Samuel
             Hamilton, and other supporting characters were not essential to the screenplay.
             I do think that the director should have added a little insight and background to
             Adam's family such as his feeling of respect and not love toward his father Cyrus and, like
             his own son's situation, his brother, Charles', jealousy over his father's affection.
             The last moments of the movie sum up and bring all the emotional conflicts of this
             dysfunctional family to a heads in climatic and dramatic fashion. Cal believes that he will
             finally aquire the love, appreciation and respect that he has craved for from his father,
             through his gift of money. His father's rejection only serves to convince him that further
             attempts to gain his father's approval are futile and that he truly must be evil as everyone
             suspects. His brother's rejection confirms his decision and he reacts by revealing his
             mother's identity to his brother Aron. Aron subsequently enlists in the armed forces and is
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