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Adam And Eve Bible Allusions
“Billy stared into the patina of the corporal's boots, saw Adam and Eve in the golden depths.”(Chapter 2) This is a biblical allusion to Adam and Eve, the mother and father of humanity in the Judeo-Christian tradition. They symbolize a state of purity and the assured falling, which get them both kicked out of heaven. It is Billy’s fate to wander through time just as it is Adam and Eve’s fate to walk the
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