In my experience in reading East of Eden, Calvino’s multiplicity quality is a thread that weaves together major works of modernism and post modernism explaining that there are no limitations to realizations, representations, relationships and ending.
John Steinbeck is the narrator but he is privy to all of the characters and he also knows extensive knowledge of the personalities and family histories of each character. There is little restriction and even the random thoughts of characters are shared. This gives equal importance to characters and gives the reader insight to multiple perspectives and various accounts of events.
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