Cathy utilizes her main adeptness, manipulation, throughout her childhood to gain potency. Cathy’s childhood is not kindred to anyone’s childhood. As soon as John Steinbeck introduces Cathy, he utilizes words that could only describe a monster, “ There was a time when a girl like Cathy would have been called possessed by the devil” (73). She was described as a monster that was brought into the world and a human that was possessed by the devil, and continues to be a manipulative monster throughout the whole story. Cathy kills her parents in a devious way, by putting a apron in the oven locking all the doors and running out of the house, preserving herself. Her devilish personality perpetuates on throughout the rest of her life, later discovering that she is fearful of the good. She runs off and moves out east and meets a man named Mr. Edwards who offers her a job at the whore house. Here she discovers her power of manipulation and makes her way to the top. Steinbeck says, “ Cathy learned that by the manipulation and use of this one part of people she could gain and keep power over nearly anyone” (75). Cathy takes advantage of her ability to manipulate people to gain more power. Soon after Mr. Edwards employs Cathy with a job, he falls in love with her blinded by her beauty. Upon realizing her incident with her parents, Mr. Edwards beats Cathy which leads her to the trasks family, where Adam immediately falls in love with
Cathy utilizes her main adeptness, manipulation, throughout her childhood to gain potency. Cathy’s childhood is not kindred to anyone’s childhood. As soon as John Steinbeck introduces Cathy, he utilizes words that could only describe a monster, “ There was a time when a girl like Cathy would have been called possessed by the devil” (73). She was described as a monster that was brought into the world and a human that was possessed by the devil, and continues to be a manipulative monster throughout the whole story. Cathy kills her parents in a devious way, by putting a apron in the oven locking all the doors and running out of the house, preserving herself. Her devilish personality perpetuates on throughout the rest of her life, later discovering that she is fearful of the good. She runs off and moves out east and meets a man named Mr. Edwards who offers her a job at the whore house. Here she discovers her power of manipulation and makes her way to the top. Steinbeck says, “ Cathy learned that by the manipulation and use of this one part of people she could gain and keep power over nearly anyone” (75). Cathy takes advantage of her ability to manipulate people to gain more power. Soon after Mr. Edwards employs Cathy with a job, he falls in love with her blinded by her beauty. Upon realizing her incident with her parents, Mr. Edwards beats Cathy which leads her to the trasks family, where Adam immediately falls in love with