In east of Eden, John Steinbeck describes the existence of several generations of Hamilton and Trask families who live in California's Salinas Valley, adapting to the challenging challenges posed by nature and time, and fighting life for survival. Adam Trask did not know the warmth of his mother, overcame the trials that faced him because of the cruelty of his father, and tried to get along with his Half-Blood Brother, whose relationship was like a misunderstanding of the biblical Cain and Abel. When Adam came across Katie, with whom he had two sons, the prospects for the future seemed heavenly: an elegant house, a riot of Zel, the growth of a garden like Eden. Katie, however, was drawn to something else. Therefore, instead of closing the circle, it prompted the movement with a new round of spiral — and the mythologeme of fratricide was reflected in the lives of the Sons of Adam. How to help sin? How to curb envy and pride? Is it possible to overcome nature and reverse the established current from time immemorial? John Steinbeck fascinatingly retells the famous story in a new way, taking into account the current challenges of the time, and tries to answer the eternal questions about the essence of good and evil.