More on Wills and East of Eden
I've already blogged once about a Will-related aspect of John Steinbeck's East of Eden, but it turns out that the book is full of references to Wills and inheritance. I guess that makes sense, given that one of the book's main themes is the extent to which our actions and personalities are inherited from our parents.
SPOILER ALERT!
At one point, a prostitute (unduly?) influences her boss to make her the sole beneficiary under the boss's Will, and then poisons the boss to death. Later on in the book, this same character executes her own holographic Will (that is, a hand-written Will with no witnesses), leaving all of her property to one of the sons she previously abandoned. This character's husband also faces a dilemma when he learns that he and his wife are each 1/2 beneficiaries under his brother's Will. Does he inform his brother's lawyers that his wife is still alive, even if this means his wife's identity -- as the owner of a brothel -- is revealed?
Whether or not you are interested in Wills and inheritance, I highly recommend East of Eden.
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