Thou Mayest And The Human Condition

The Human Condition The biblical phrase “thou mayest” expresses how there is a choice and is different than “thou shalt” a King James translation which depicts how men will surely triumph over their sin. As opposed to Timshel (“thou mayest”) which signifies how you — you have a choice upon your individual fate. As described within the Bible when God expresses to Cain whilst exiling him to the land of East of Eden. He then instructs Cain to triumph over sin; in Lee’s discovery, he encounters that Timshel is interpreted as “thou mayest” which provides how God tells Cain that he has a choice whether or not to overcome sin. Lee then describes this concept that there is a free choice over evil, which he then begins to speak this meaning to Adam and Cal of the power of Timshel. This prompted Cal to then realize that he then has the strength in order to triumph over his evil. The author had introduced the young character Cal (Caleb) with “dark skinned” as well as “dark …show more content…
As stated by Cal’s I hate her because I know why she went away. I know- because I’ve got her in me. Throughout the book it appeared as though he had inherited some form of darkness, possibly contributed by his mother and is later seen that he might have fulfilled the role of Cain his biblical allusion. As he begins to show many of the same qualities as he; such as jealousy which was prompted when Adam shows how he prefers Aaron over Cal’s which then manifests the moment when Cal’s lets his emotions dictate his actions which he then discloses the information regarding their mother. Although it appeared as though he had inherited the Kates conviction, it is seen how he struggles against the inherited evil of his mother. Subsequently he then prays to god to put him