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Cain craves God’s approval and is crushed when his offering of fruit of the soil is rejected.

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Cal tries to buy his fathers love with 15 thousand dollars, but he did not take the money.  The money did not buy his love.

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Cal tries to pay his father back for the loss of money in Adam’s lettuce business. Adam does not accept the money and Cal even admits that he had wanted to buy his fathers happiness. This proves that his money could not buy his fathers happiness.

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Samuel makes a big point about Adam naming his sons, because family is really important to Sam.
-Christina and Cate

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Samuel Hamilton and his family may not be rich, but they all love each and get along well which is the true meaning of family. Adam and his sons however have lots money but Adam and Cal don’t get along.

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Even though he had problems with his father, envied his brother and his family died, he still loved his brother. Also, Lee helped him lead a life and path with timshel.

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He thinks bad but fights to be good and not follow in his mothers footsteps

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Cal has internal struggles wether he is a good person or bad, countless times through the novel.

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He beats up Adam because he believes his dad likes his brother’s gift better.

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Even though he was seen as evil, he worked very hard and still asked for his father’s forgiveness in the end so he could live a better life.

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Cal was always jealous of Aron as they grew up. He wanted to be able to change his whole entire personality to try to be like his brother so that his father would like him. His jealously made him hurt his brother which was not his attention, but the jealous mental state he was in made him do so.

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Adam believes that money has no real value and can’t be used in place of true happiness .

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Cal chose his own actions and they weren’t because he was related to Charles and Cathy, but because he chose them. Plus he didn’t end up like them. -Christina and Cate

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Cal tries to buy his fathers love with money that he lost but his father explains that he can’t accept it because it’s not right and it
wouldn’t affect their relationship.

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Cathy fed off of other peoples suffering her entire life. As she aged she almost accepted the fact that she was a powerful/controlling person.

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Cathy fed off of other peoples suffering her entire life. As she aged she almost accepted the fact that she was a powerful/controlling person.

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Charles wanted to be loved by his father but has to live with the rejection of his father. He has to live with his brother being loved more.

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Aron chose to go to war. Though Cal might have had some influence in the decision, he was not the sole reason that Aron went to war and died.

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Cathy chose to kill her parents but she could’ve stayed in school.

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When Charles gave Cyrus an expensive knife, Cyrus didn’t like it as much as Adam’s (free) present—a dog. A dog is more heartfelt than a knife.

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Cal was crushed when his dad rejected his gift of money. Charles loved his father and was really upset when he found out his dad did not like the knife he bought him.

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Cal is jealous because his father favors Aron more for a number of reasons. This causes him to act in a way that is not kind.

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Cal is one of the few characters that you see battle whether or not he is good or evil.

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Adam had endless amounts of love for Cathy and when she left him he was heart broken. For weeks Adam was depressed and broken.

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Even though they inherited a large fortune from their father, neither experienced very fulfilling/happiness afterwards.
Adam was shot and left by Cathy to raise his two boys alone, while Charles lived a lonely life on the farm until his death.

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The first year after Cathy left her new family, Adam was crushed and had a hard time bouncing back knowing the wife he loved was gone.

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The first year after Cathy left her new family, Adam was crushed and had a hard time bouncing back knowing the wife he loved was gone.

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Despite their troubles, they bonded.

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He steals money from his company because he thinks it will lead to happiness, but it doesn't.

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Will is the only one with any money, but they still love each other.

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Cathy makes a lot of $$$ but dies miserable and unhappy.

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Although their family isn’t perfect or rich, they still have a healthy and loving relationship.

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Charles felt betrayed when his gift for Cyrus was rejected and looked down upon.