First, that is a change from a highly ambiguous childhood episode presented in the book—also intended, I think, to evoke sympathy for her that Steinbeck didn't intend. Second, trauma like that accounts for bitterness, but bitterness alone does not account for the kind of evil that Cathy turns into.
First, that is a change from a highly ambiguous childhood episode presented in the book—also intended, I think, to evoke sympathy for her that Steinbeck didn't intend. Second, trauma like that accounts for bitterness, but bitterness alone does not account for the kind of evil that Cathy turns into.