tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post5057225789586756063..comments2024-02-25T01:48:45.848-07:00Comments on Mr. Center's Wall: East of Eden XXXII -- chpt31: ADAM to CATHY to LIZA to WILL; next Dessie and Tom; and there was the parrot, Polly, tooJoseph Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-28764377606714001722010-11-13T13:41:47.104-07:002010-11-13T13:41:47.104-07:00I'm wondering.... If Cal has the highest oppo...I'm wondering.... If Cal has the highest opportunity for power in this particular circle of characters because of his largest range of emotional understanding, which, really, is because of his choice to step away from his Cathy-like side, might anyone gain power like Cal (I'm intending "power" in as benevolent a way as possible) by simply choosing the right path? Or are some people inherently more powerful and/or capable of greater emotional range than others? Big question. I don't have the answer.Joseph Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-31667043592411944692010-11-12T21:15:51.329-07:002010-11-12T21:15:51.329-07:001. I think Adam deludes himself, such as his opini...1. I think Adam deludes himself, such as his opinion about Cathy, but he never chooses expediency over morality. Even when he decides not to worry about the fact that his father embezzled the money, it's more to preserve the image that he and Charles have of their father, rather than just to try to keep the money.<br />2. It seems like she thinks that he is trying to blackmail her or get her to turn herself in somehow. Cathy thinks there's always a trick behind something, and it usually serves her well, but it really sets her up for huge shocks in these types of situations.<br />3. I think she's afraid of him because she doesn't understand him and therefore can't control him. <br />4. Cal feels real remorse and really wants to be loved. Cathy does not feel remorse. She just feels weak and scared. She's not capable of the type of feelings that Cal is. Cal and Cathy's emotions are almost like the rectangle-square thing. Cal is able to feel all of Cathy's emotions, but Cathy is not able to feel all of Cal's emotions.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708022607046379611noreply@blogger.com