East of Eden: Chapters 1-3
How to Eat an Elephant: A Little Book Club for Large Books
February 13, 202549m 10s
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Show Notes
Surprise! How to Eat an Elephant is FINALLY back for our season on John Steinbeck's East of Eden.
We kick off our conversation of the first three chapters by discussing the biblical overtones of the novel. We consider themes of genesis as they may come to apply to artistic creation, westward expansion in America, and individual human lives.
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