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Charles Writes to Adam from "East of Eden". Charles writes regularly to Adam, revealing his loneliness and his troubled thoughts about their father.

During Adam's army service, 1880-1885

Charles Writes to Adam

Charles writes regularly to Adam, revealing his loneliness and his troubled thoughts about their father. In one letter, he confesses his confusion over Cyrus's rejection of a gift and his own violent impulses. The letter ends with a sense of unfinished business and a strange, pre-dawn restlessness. Adam saves this letter, sensing a hidden meaning he cannot grasp.