fictional story‚ "Flowers for Algernon"‚ drew on themes‚ patterns of events‚ and character types from the Biblical story of the Garden of Eden. Both stories had a mutual theme: Ignorance is bliss. Both stories also shared a similar pattern of events. Charlie Gordon‚ the protagonist in "Flowers for Algernon"‚ and Adam and Eve‚ the main characters in the Garden of Eden‚ all started out in a state of innocence‚ unaware of evil‚ until they were encouraged to become smarter. After they had gained intelligence
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Humanity ’s Fall In "The Garden of Eden" The original sin that led to humanity ’s fall in the Garden of Eden is by far the worst sin committed by humankind. It is this sin that led to future sins. This original sin must be emphasized by writers to depict the evil involved in it. In writing Paradise Lost‚ John Milton recognizes this fact and uses a variety of literary techniques to stress the evil in the story over the good. The techniques used include a series of parallels with the
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In Part 4 of East of Eden‚ by John Steinbeck‚ the character Lee is one of the most important characters in determining the final path of the story‚ because of the influence he has on seemingly every major character and his role in introducing the novel’s key themes. When first meeting Lee in the story he creates the impression of a one dimensional character. He is introduced as Adam’s dutiful servant and speaks a hard to understand pidgin English dialect. However‚ this first impressions of Lee couldn’t
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Part two of The Good Endeavor‚ sheds light as to why humans struggle with work in our day to day lives. Keller explains how it all roots back to the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve eating of the forbidden fruit‚ in his opinion‚ was a test. This opportunity to obey God merely because of who God is and what was asked of them was a sure fail. The author expands‚ saying because of this and every other fall of man "sin leads to disintegration of every area of life..” this would include work. Every person
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In East of Eden‚ John Steinbeck‚ the author‚ introduces two families; the Hamilton family and the Trask family on Part I of the novel. The Hamilton family is warm and big‚ unlike the Trask family which is small and cold. The families are both run by the father; each of them raises them differently though. One through good will and the other through inheritance and rules. Although they run the family completely different‚ how they run it determines how their children turn out to be. The Trask’s and
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Two Gardens‚ Two Choices There is a definitive difference between the two garden scenes in the bible; The Garden of Eden and The Garden of Gethsemane. In the Garden of Eden‚ Adam’s choice to commit sin had the potential of bringing trouble to all. Of course‚ Adam never would have eaten the fruit had he known the consequences to himself and to his race. However‚ at this point‚ he did not know what the results of his actions would be. All he had was God’s Word and its warning. That’s all we have
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Trask’s twin sons‚ Aron and Cal Trask‚ born from Adam’s former wife‚ Cathy‚ Cal is probably the most complex person in John Steinbeck’s novel East of Eden. Cal was from birth more of the devilish than his brother Aron‚ and took after his mother much more than Aron did‚ which made Adam’s favorite much easier to see. Throughout the book East of Eden‚ Cal faces many trials and temptations of the devil and does give in sometimes‚ but other times he stands up to the evil and over powers it. To his father
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In John Steinbeck’s East of Eden‚ the biblical stories of Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel are represented through the life of Adam Trask. Through mistakes and success‚ every character‚ no matter how minor or major‚ has something to give to readers to remember. Throughout East of Eden by John Steinbeck‚ the protagonist Adam Trask demonstrates several morals and life lessons. From watching Adam from the start to the end of the book‚ there are countless themes to learn. Adam’s many mistakes throughout
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reminds you of something that would have came straight from the bible. The book Lord of The Flies are similar in many ways and one of those similarities is how the Garden of Eden in the Bible is like the Scar in The Lord of the Flies. The Garden of Eden was described in Genesis Chapters 2-3 and God created the Garden of Eden was made Specifically for the first man‚ Adam. This garden was presented to us as this perfect place with no sin at all and just full of opportunity whether it was food
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Bailey Hatch Mr. Kirkpatrick AP English 25 August 2014 Comparison of East of Eden and Frankenstein with the Book of Genesis The basic story ideas in the Book of Genesis could be found in every novel written if one looks deep enough for them. However‚ in John Steinbeck’s East of Eden and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ the similarities are very prominent and easy to connect with the biblical tales. Many of the characters have similar personalities and are named in a similar fashion or with a certain
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