Throughout Steinbeck's East of Eden, Steinbeck captures the idea of ​​Timshel through several characters. Many believe that Timshel is left open, giving the character choice. Furthermore, Timshel is actually planted in one, either they fight evil with Timshel or they surrender to the dark side. Throughout Mrs. Trask's vivid text, Steinbeck describes her as a human being without Timshel. As she talks about her savage actions, confessing to "crimes she could not have committed" (Steinbeck 15) and drowning herself "in a pond so shallow that she had to kneel down" (Steinbeck 15) the reader is able to discover that she is a stricken woman from evil. As learned later in the book, Timshel means thou mayest, giving man the decision to choose between good and evil. As noted with her choice of suicide, Mrs. Trask is unable to escape the path of evil, especially since she is not gifted with Timshel. To convey his opinions, Steinbeck structures sentences accordingly and uses a wide variety of words and tones woven together. . It opens with “Mrs. Trask was a pale and reserved woman” (St...