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CostasNarrativeXP ft "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck Ch 12-14 讀你聽2.2 伊甸之東

13 April 2026
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"East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Published in 19 September, 1952
Distributed Proofreaders Canada Ebook
A sweeping family saga set in California’s Salinas Valley, exploring the timeless struggle between good and evil through generations of the Trask and Hamilton families.
Chapter 12-14
00:30 12 As the 20th century begins, rapid change transforms America, dividing people between those who embrace progress and those who yearn for the past.
05:29 13 As Adam settles in California, he ignores troubling signs about Cathy, buys land, and meets Samuel Hamilton, who helps him but senses a dark, ominous presence surrounding the ranch.
47:22 14 The Hamilton children, enriched by Samuel’s love of learning, grow educated and ambitious, with Olive becoming a teacher and later a devoted patriot supporting the war effort during World War I.
Characters
Samuel Hamilton - warm, inventive Irish immigrant whose generosity, humor, and strong moral sense make him a beloved figure despite his lifelong struggle with poverty.
Adam Trask - gentle, idealistic, whose kindness and moral innocence shape his life, yet his naivety and favoritism toward one son bring quiet tragedy to his family.
Charles Trask - volatile, capable, whose violent temper and jealousy contrast with his honesty and loyalty, embodying a complex struggle between darkness and decency.
Cyrus Trask - a domineering, cunning patriarch whose favoritism and obsession with military honor shape the lives and rivalries of his sons.
Cathy Ames - strikingly beautiful, deeply manipulative and instinctively exploits others, she reveals a chilling absence of empathy or moral restraint.
Costa's Wordbook
Mulish adj resembling or likened to a mule in being stubborn (Mew lish)
Equidistant adj at equal distances (E quid distant)
Madrone n an evergreen tree related to the strawberry tree, with white flowers, red berries, and glossy leaves, native to western North America (Mah drone)
Toyon n an evergreen Californian shrub of the rose family, the fruiting branches of which are used for Christmas decorations. (Toy yon)
Burlap n coarse canvas woven from jute, hemp, or a similar fibre, used especially for sacking (Bur lap)
Skunner (scunner) n an unreasonable or extreme dislike or prejudice (Skun ner)
Mesquite n a spiny tree or shrub of the pea family, native to arid regions of south-western US and Mexico. It yields useful timber, tanbark, medicinal products, and edible pods. The timber is used for fencing and flooring, and burned in barbecues as flavouring 牧豆樹 (mes Geet)
Uisquebaugh n irish. whisky (Us qui baw)
Pleural adj relating to the pleura, the membrane surrounding the lungs (Plur ral)
Mimeograph n make a copy of (a document) with a mimeograph (Mim meo graph)
Selections of 2026
Brave New World, The Little Prince, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Anne of Green Gables, Wuthering Heights, East of Eden, The Stranger, The Godfather, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Inferno, The Two Towers, Den of Thieves, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner.
Milestones
2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release
2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI host + illustration, chapter summary, scheduled release
2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release
2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content
Platforms
YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Reddit, Amazon Music, Firstory, Pocket Casts, KKBOX, Castbox, Noice, Podcast Addict, SoundOn, Castro, Player FM
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