Cathy Ames, later known as Kate Trask or Kate Albey, is a fictional character and the main antagonist in John Steinbeck's novel East of Eden.
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12 Facts About Cathy Ames
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Cathy Ames is married to the main protagonist Adam Trask, and the mother of his twin sons, Caleb and Aron.
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Cathy Ames is described as having "small, stubby round feet with fat little insteps that almost resemble hooves", enhancing her satanic imagery.
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Cathy Ames develops crippling arthritis in her hands, and by the end of the novel she is described as “a sick ghost”.
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Cathy Ames is the only daughter of a respectable family in a small Massachusetts town.
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Cathy Ames accepts his proposal in order to gain protection from Mr Edwards.
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Cathy Ames reveals her motives for the first time, admitting that, from a young age, she took pleasure in using people: “I could make them do whatever I wanted.
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Cathy Ames is confused as to why Adam would show her any kindness, and refuses to believe in the sincerity of his actions.
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Cathy Ames covers up the truth by framing her employees Joe and Ethel, the only people who know what really happened.
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Cathy Ames then commits suicide by taking a lethal dose of morphine.
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Cathy Ames writes that Cathy fears losing control in any way; for example, she refuses to drink because alcohol brings out her true nature.
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