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An issue I found poignant was the fact that Adam never really questioned the paternity of his sons. If he did question it, we didn't know, and it was seemingly not an issue. When Kate tells him that they are Charles' sons, she is sure it will fester in Adam and confuse him. But it ends there. Is this for the reader to decide? Is this another example of choosing our lives over being a product of our parents?

It didn't matter who fathered them.



Cathy/Kate is seriously the most despised and distrubing character I've ever read. Steinbeck is amazing in his character writing.






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