Are Americans unique? Or is it just propaganda we're fed all our lives? If you were to line up people from many different countries, could you pick out an American? What does East of Eden tell us about the experience of being an American?
In East of Eden, many of the characters strive to live The American Dream. Being financially secure is a big issue in the book. Faye runs a successful whore house and Adam was rushing to spend his inheritance money. If there was a line of people from different countries, it would be hard to pick out the American because the world is always taking different cultures and sharing them across the world.
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