ring thereader that Cathy is a monster and with the evidence before and afterthis statement. For example, Cathy later changes her name to Kate andruns a whorehouse. While she runs the house, she takes pictures of allthe important male individuals in the town to later send to theirspouses and families. Cathy plans to send the pictures whether theycaused trouble or not. As Cathy's character evolves, Steinbeck changes his descriptionfrom a monster to an animal. "Her head jerked up and her sharp teethfastened on his hand across the back and up into the palm near thelittle finger... her jaw was set and her head twisted and turned,mangling his hand the way a terrier worries a sack." Steinbeck said onpage 253. Cathy's sharp teeth fastened into a man's hand who was onlytrying to help. Cathy's sharp teeth sunk into the man's flesh like adog's canines would have. She tore away at the skin and twisted andturned her head to resemble a dog. "Do you think I want to be human? Look at those pictures! I'd rather be an animal than a human," saidCathy. Cathy admits she would rather be an animal than a human. Thephysical features of Cathy are that of a human but the mental state ofher resembles an animal. Although, Cathy seems to down grade and beparadoxical about herself because humans are much smarter than dogs, butshe says she is smarter than any normal human. She knows how tomanipulate any individual without trying. On page 427, "Uncontrolledhatred shone in Kate's eyes. She screamed, a long and shrill animalscreech." Cathy, for unknown reasons has animal characteristics. Thisone just happens to be the screech of an animal. Steinbeck uses Cathy for suspense in his novel. You never knowwhat she is going to do next or what she is thinking. She has morecharacteristics of a monster and an animal than a human. Cathy'scharacter has no talk about being normal except for her looks. I thinkthe only sensible thing she did in her life time was not killing Adam,her...
